Musings of an Inkd Geek

On one of the kaiju action figure Facebook groups that I am a member of, I came across a post from a seller who was making and selling his own articulated, custom figure. It was of none other than the Ultraman Ace kaiju Baraba. This seller posted photos online of the progress he was making on this figure, including both a white unpainted version, and painted version, as well as the accessories it came with, and a video that showed the articulation and other features. I messaged him and told him I was interested in purchasing one of his figures, so he put me on his list. Since I have no experience with painting action figures, I asked to purchase one that he painted himself. Well after several weeks, he completed them, so I sent my payment, and my figure just arrived this week.  The thing that immediately stands out is the amazing paint job. This guy is immensely talented, as the figure looks fantastic. Various shades of purples, pinks, blues and black shading are found throughout t...

From last year's Ultraman Trigger series hails one of the giants of darkness, Carmeara. Despite not being a big fan of the show, this character was another rare female Ultra, so I picked her up. She's based on Camearra from the film Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey. Carmeara here has the honor of being the first female Ultra figure to be released in the 1:12 scale S.H. Figuarts line (Ultra Mother and Yullian are somewhere giving serious side eye). She turned out nice. She's painted in silver, grey, gold and black, and molded with pointed head spikes, and golden sashes that hang down from both sides of her arms. The only other colors she has are translucent blue on her color timer, and a purple painted under lip. She looks great and very accurate to the character, tall and curvy. Her accessories include 6 pairs of hands (fists, open fingers, and a few curved and relaxed palms), one right pointing hand, and another that's connected to her whip. And finally, the Zeperion B...