Tuesday, 30 March 2010

Looking for a Kigurumi Cosplay Mask~??

In the midst of my busy schedule, I've received orders for two new kigurumi cosplay masks, and of course I intend to do them better than before. Very soon the new mask owners will be invited into the forums to identify themselves, and hopefully they become part of the active community (post pictures and share thoughts~^_^). Its not a surprise that the Saya mask has won another buyers and this time the customisation is for one of my all time favourite anime characters, Mai Shiranui, from King of Fighters series~^o^ Hehe, if you're reading this Chloe, yup~ indeed thank you for the fun project and I hope you do very well in her cosplay too~^_^.

If you're attracted to the title of this thread, then there is something for you too. I have an older model of the Asuka mask which I want to sell away dirt cheap. The offer link can be seen right at the top on the right side. Click on it and take a look at the offer. Name your price, if its reasonable, I'll give it to you~^_^

Anyone who is a KOF fan out there (which I'm only a small fan) ought to be rather excited. Hell even I am hehe~ She's an old school character in the same rank of fame as Chun Li and Morrigan Aensland which all I did want very much to make a cosplay of but just haven't got time to get down to it :P More of such desires unfulfilled lately, but in fact, making the masks for others to do them for me, if done well, is just as exhilirating.

For those who are unfamiliar with Mai, here are some pictures of her for you, I'm sure it will help most jog their memory, she's pretty famous after all. (pics courtesy of Google~^_^;)


























Just in case you may be wondering, what's the meaning of the title image I inserted for this blog post. To clear confusions, its actually an artwork I found on Hongfire (thanks Hongfire, and thank you to its creator). It just reminds me of the current Saya mask Asuka custom. Her long golden hair, thin waist and rather "attractive" body shape~^_^; It very much can be a fanart for Asuka, hehe, can anyone draw to this standards? Didn't have time to do a kig lately, so substituted by an anime-ised version of my kig~^_^

One more last thing I need to bring up which is important. The zentai bodysuits. For a few of you who have ordered them, I am truly sorry with the wait, but there is nothing much I can do. I however guarrantee you that it is making small progress each day. Even though I know normal orders are often expected to take up to 3 or 4 months and it has only been 2, I will take pride in delivering them to you as soon as possible. Which in this case, (even though the delay was expected) I wasn't able to. The Chinese customs are holding on to the package for some stupid clearance issues. But don't skip a heart beat, its just being cleared. Estimated time of arrival (to you from now)... 5 weeks (ouch~). I will, as promised deliver the goods, and keep everyone updated. Once again, thank you for your patience.

Phew~... the order this time is really giving me a hard time (bad name also). I don't like keeping customers waiting, and most probably I would have finished the new mask orders and shipped them out before the suits arrive already. (just to show that if I have control over work done, it'll be fast ^_^;) Thank you everyone for your continual support.

P.S. New forum topics will be added in the forums once the new masks have something to show. Stay tuned in there for the production of the Mai Shiranui(Saya custom) mask and a Yoko(interesting~*) mask. How will then turn out, seriously, I'm as eager to find out as you are~^_^

Sunday, 21 March 2010

Sexy Nurse Asuka~

Asuka cosplayed as a nurse in white uniform last night performing to possibly over 1000 people online over a period of 5 hours on Stickam~^_^ It was a fun break from all the hard work before and the shortages of updates for a period of time. The nurse costume is a sponsored costume from our friend Turkey from Melbourne. Yu has modeled in the same costume before if you look for earlier posts about a year ago. The nurse costume has a rather short skirt, and its waistband is locked at the back making the waist seem extremely tight fitting~^_^

There has also been a nice surprise of Venomi and Hikarinaka's new character Aoi making an appearance in the chat yesterday. As Aoi is new, I asked Hikarinaka for Aoi to give us an introduction. Hehe, Hikarinaka has posted a couple of beautiful pictures of Aoi in the thread here:
http://www.kigurumicosplay.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=790&start=0

Simply click on the link above to take a look. Don't forget to leave a comment and let Hikarinaka know how you feel. Most impressively, Hikarinaka always manages to get very good settings for background in the pictures she took. I wish I can do that too hehe >_<

A week and counting on, the zentai bodysuits should just about be ready to be shipped out to me from my tailor. I will be asking for an update tomorrow when work resumes. Should not be too long now~ Once again apologies for the delay.

I've posted more pictures of nurse Asuka below, I hope you like them. If you missed the live chat, I hope we can meet again the next time. Stickam will automatically update my twitter when I am hosting a live show. You can be notified by my twitty bird if you will like to, just follow the blue bird~^_^ hehe. (Link is on the top right hand side). Have a very good day dear visitors and meet again soon~<3

Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Red, White and Blue~

This is in no way planned, but it seems like a live show casual wear used yesterday resembles the colours of a Gundam~ -__-...
Hehe... you thought I was gonna say the American flag didn't you. Nvm if you don't get it hehe >_<; Yeah its kinda like the American flag's colours, its a combination of Natsuru's blue and white casual top and a red shiny satin legging~

And that is the second attire of the day, during which Asuka has a very long live chat after a long period of busy day~ ^_^
I wish to let our dearest members and visitors know, the peak busy period is over for now, and orders and commissions should most certainly function normally as before.

An update to those who ordered suits and masks from me. The delay was anticipated, firstly due to the 15 days of Chinese New Year(and who would work hard prior and after a festival anyway) and also my busy schedule. I wish to let you know, the overseas items are on their way to me very soon, and right after that I will do the remaining work on them and quickly ship them out to you.

Even though I did mention that a delay is expected at this time of the year, this 1.5 month wait is still what I'm trying to shorten for you as much as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Posted a few pictures taken during yesterday's live chat below, enjoy~

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

iphone 3GS or HTC HD2 ?!?!

I'm having a dilemma right now which has already caused me unrest for past 3 days. I am able to upgrade my plan with a new phone right now and i can't decide on which of the two phones i mentioned above to buy~ >_< And it is causing me a headache~@_@

If anyone of you dearest visitors have a very strong opinion or confident suggestion, please tell me as soon as you can. I will be getting the phone, be it one or another today. Its been nearly a week since I started deciding~^_^;

For those of you who are not familiar with the HTC HD2? Its incredibly good. It beats the iphone 8 to 1. I will list down the specs for those who are interested and you will know why i'm having a dilemma.

Processor: HTC HD2(1.24Ghz), iphone(0.6Ghz)
Ram: HTC HD2(512MB), iphone(256MB)
ROM: HTC HD2(448MB), iphone(???)
Camera: HTC HD2(5MP), iphone(3MP)
Flash: HTC HD2(High intensity Dual LED), iphone(no flash)
Screen size: HTC HD2(4.3inches), iphone(3.5inches)
Storage: HTC HD2(MicroSD expandable), iphone(Fixed 16GB or 32GB)
Battery: HTC HD2(1230mAh replacable to double size), iphone(unremovable battery)
Talk time: HTC HD2(7-8 hrs est), iphone(5-6hrs est)
Apps: HTC HD2(Windows Mobile, +emulators etc nearly all free, decades of developing),
iphone(iphone apps only, partially pay, better quality, might need to jailbreak. Unstable after jailbreak)
Install: HTC HD2(installs and runs like a PC), iphone(needs to install itunes, could take over your fav media player. Can't work without itunes.)

This picture shows the size of the phones side by side. The HTC HD2 clearly has a larger screen~

All the winning feature of the iphone has also been ported over by HTC HD2 namely the capacitive touch screen with multi point touch, icon interface, smart features like dim when use, accelerometer etc.

In fact, HTC has more features than the iphone...
The main problem with the HTC, the Windows Mobile 6.5 issue has also been heavily and I mean intensively redesigned by HTC until it has almost completely lost any sign of Windows Mobile's looks.

So now you see why I am so unsure of what to buy~@_@

All that the iphone has are its apps(and only fully utilisable after Jailbreaking(hack)) and its prestige and accessories. Its typing, messaging, email interfaces all loses to the HTC HD2~>_<;

Moreover, the HTC HD2 can have tons more 3rd party software than iphone apps with even a fully usable PS1 emulator, check out the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfGoa6jmTFk&feature=related

Such a good phone... while the iphone is still good, but mainly floating on its prestige and popularity. More like, shucks people won't even believe that the iphone isn't as good until they use the HD2. People's impression nowadays is like if you're not using an iphone, your phone probably sucks. And iphone users seems so proud, they like to play their apps on full volume imagining everyone is watching~~_~ Do you get that in your country?

lols... Can someone who knows about these two phones please advice~^_^;
Hehe, that is if you know what I'm talking about~
I'll tell you which one I bought after tomorrow~

Friday, 5 March 2010

Full bodysuit order progressing~


I thought I make an update on a recent suit order as of late. It has been a long wait for suit order customers this time around due to the 15 day business break due to Chinese New Year. As I have told some of my buyers, the tailors were having their nice long holiday as well... and there has been nothing much to be done upon that.

The good news is, work has resumed since last Monday and the suits are nearly finished. Though the total estimated time will probably not see much changes, as I have mentioned that it would at least take two months this time around. Already 1 month has passed, so its just 1 more left to do and it should arrive on schedule.

Lately I have been really busy, working on a few items and performing research for me other related work. I should be able to find more time after the next week, only then live shows and chatting from me will become more frequent. Hehe, I can't wait too to get back into having some kigging fun.

Stay tuned and looking forward to after next week~^^