Tag: rurinnfane

rurinnfane:

not-so-boldly:

immortalspark:

rurinnfane:

So I’m seeing those Jadzia Dax and Kira Nerys figures going from between $10 and $50 across the internet what is this

I have a Tom Paris doll (it was kind of a joke gift but I actually really like the doll) and I unboxed him, carefully, and I kept all his packaging. I figure my dolls and figures are worth more to me if I get to hold them and pose them, than they would be if I ever sold them. It’s all a personal preference thing. I like to play with my toys xD Some people like to display them in their boxes, mint, and that’s ok too. I have way too many figures to do that!

That’s what I do, I just unbox in a way that it is possible for me to put them back for display purposes, or for sale later (as ‘opened’). I have a bunch of final fantasy figures I should frankly sell… anyway.

Btw spark I bid on a Bashir figure last night in a tired stupor and I’m still the high bidder

LOL YES. I AM A WITNESS TO KAI’S BID ON THE TINY BASHIR and I’m still laughing omg it’s so perfect

And yeah, that’s what I’ve considered doing, just being super gentle with unboxing them ;w; I’d keep the packaging in our giant box of Star Trek stuff my mom wants to sell it all and if she does i’m going to cry for ten years
maybe i’d produce enough tears to present to shatner as payment for his autograph

I actually think these may have been opened before too! The packaging just doesn’t look like it came fresh off the shelf if that makes any sense
So I don’t feel too bad pffft

If Kai gets doll Bashir then I simply MUST get doll Garak to keep him company/bother him while he’s trying to eat doll lunch at the doll replimat.

I used to keep all of my packaging until that got too cumbersome to store. Now I just have a couple of figures I won’t unbox, a few figures that live in their boxes when not on display (my Classic Tron guys, my Babylon Five crew), and a few tubs of loose, but somewhat organized armies. My dream is to one day have a place big enough to put everyone on shelves so I can admire them all at once, but I am afraid that by the time I get a place big enough, I will have 10 times as many and they’ll be calling Hoarders on me.

rurinnfane:

So I’m seeing those Jadzia Dax and Kira Nerys figures going from between $10 and $50 across the internet what is this

I have a Tom Paris doll (it was kind of a joke gift but I actually really like the doll) and I unboxed him, carefully, and I kept all his packaging. I figure my dolls and figures are worth more to me if I get to hold them and pose them, than they would be if I ever sold them. It’s all a personal preference thing. I like to play with my toys xD Some people like to display them in their boxes, mint, and that’s ok too. I have way too many figures to do that!

rurinnfane:

Because ALL Romulans wear kitten sweaters and take selfies with iPhones, right?
And all Romulans have weird seams on their ears? Right?
…wait

I tried out immortalspark’s recommendation of using eyeshadow to give the illusion of the forehead ridges! I don’t think it’s too bad for a first attempt!
I ended up finding 300000 different shades of brown eyeshadow… And the “light” eyeshadow I have just blends right in with my skin, so I ended up hilighting with… Silver?
And then, of course, the green eyeshadow is all over my face. I think this is the most makeup I’ve ever had on my face at one time

Now if only my bangs would cooperate (I REALLY NEED TO GET MY HAIR CUT I AM S C R E A M I NG)

Ahhhh that is a fantastic first attempt! I am so glad it worked for you 😀

rurinnfane:

immortalspark:

rurinnfane:

immortalspark replied to your post:shit, so i’m apparently going to comicon tomorrow…
When I did Romulan makeup for my sis, I just painted on the forehead ridges with shades of eyeshadow. Everyone thought they were sculpted, just shaded like a graphic art. Also HAVE FUN 😀 I wanna go too!

!!!! That’s a really good idea! I might have to test that out later this evening (my eyeshadow/makeup stash in general is pretty limited — I powdered my face in green eyeshadow on Halloween while chanting I should’ve thought this through more — I maaaay be able to make it work though!)
AND I’LL TRYYY this is going to be my very first con ever and I’m pretty nervous

*drags you to new mexico for the weekend*

If you can just shade the green or whatever your base makeup is slightly lighter and slightly darker, you’ve got it made 😀 Try mixing colors? I have a ton of different eyeshadows and makeups because I am slightly insane and I love doing alien makeup…but yeah it just takes three shades to make a ridge. One light, one dark, one medium.

AHHH I WISH I COULD GO. I’m a lot farther than Amarillo though. But yeee first cons are exciting! My first was a tiny con with no famous guests, and I only made it to one panel, but I loved it anyway.

Awwww yeahhhhh. I’m totally gonna try that then!
I really only have brown and purple to mix the green with LOL. I can still try and see, I’ve got all day tomorrow c:
(the brown might work pretty well actually hmm hmm)

And LOL DUDE. Alien makeup tutorials! That would be so awesome omg

Either could work, but brown would probably be more subtle xD I would go with leaving the light/high part of the ridge less green and more your natural skin color, and then shading the underneath/shadow part with more green and brown, and kind of making the middle a gradient, if that makes sense? And yeah ugh, the ear matching was always the toughest part for me. I like to hide the ear seam with wig LOL.

Experiment I guess ^^ find what works. I would love to see pictures of what you come up with!

rurinnfane:

immortalspark replied to your post:shit, so i’m apparently going to comicon tomorrow…
When I did Romulan makeup for my sis, I just painted on the forehead ridges with shades of eyeshadow. Everyone thought they were sculpted, just shaded like a graphic art. Also HAVE FUN 😀 I wanna go too!

!!!! That’s a really good idea! I might have to test that out later this evening (my eyeshadow/makeup stash in general is pretty limited — I powdered my face in green eyeshadow on Halloween while chanting I should’ve thought this through more — I maaaay be able to make it work though!)
AND I’LL TRYYY this is going to be my very first con ever and I’m pretty nervous

*drags you to new mexico for the weekend*

If you can just shade the green or whatever your base makeup is slightly lighter and slightly darker, you’ve got it made 😀 Try mixing colors? I have a ton of different eyeshadows and makeups because I am slightly insane and I love doing alien makeup…but yeah it just takes three shades to make a ridge. One light, one dark, one medium.

AHHH I WISH I COULD GO. I’m a lot farther than Amarillo though. But yeee first cons are exciting! My first was a tiny con with no famous guests, and I only made it to one panel, but I loved it anyway.