It’s no secret that Peter Moore is one of my favorite travel writers. So when I found out that he was coming to Melbourne to launch his latest book, I just HAD to go and meet him.

Hanging out with Caine and Sumire

Some people like having their pictures taken with their idols. I like taking pictures of them with my Pinky Street dolls.

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I’m no artist, nor am I a craft-sy person. That doesn’t stop me from trying though.

My customs toolbox. Some of the Pinky pieces were from sork, while others are from a lot of Pinky parts I bought from the forums

 
I’ve always wanted to repaint a couple of Pinky parts. I never really got to start on any of these projects because I always have something else to do. This evening however, I finally found myself with nothing to do (and no desire to go online), so I decided to give it a shot.

Blu tack and toothpicks. Oh yeah.

 
This is actually my third attempt at repainting Pinkies. The first time I tried it was on a fakey skirt. I must have used too much water or maybe it’s the fakey material, but the paint didn’t stick to the skirt.

As you can see, I have a black and red theme going on.

 
My second attempt was to repaint Arc’s white turtleneck. I thought it would look great on black, and after buying a new set of Reeves acrylics, I went to work. This time, the paint was too thick and clumps too much. Not enough water, I guess. The brush work was atrocious and uneven. After several months in my carrying case with the other parts, the paint eventually chipped in some areas.

The hardest thing about painting Pinkies, I think, is mixing the right amount of red, yellow and white to match the original Pinky skin color. Or maybe I should ditch the red altogether?

 
After two painting attempts, my third still wasn’t perfect. I made several mistakes: painting with careless abandon as if I’m working on a huge canvas instead of a tiny piece of plastic. In painting the yukata top, I brushed black paint on areas that were supposed to be red.

Athena, Pucchi and Tohru modeling the finished products

 
Still, it was a great experience. I know I’m a long way off from being a great painter, but at least I’m trying, right? Life is all about trial and errors anyway. And I’m definitely learning from this experience.

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