Nyorin: "
Garage Kit"
MMM: "Plastic models"
My correction to keep you both smiling:
Plastic models that are kept as garage kits.. But really, they are the perfect centrepiece in the right spot.
These models are typically sold in boxes, not hand made. The models I have were actually hand made, and were the prototypes from the relevant Japanese company before production. They also came with the original sketches. They are kept in the garage fully packed away and protected until I finalise a house purchase to unload things for good. I purchased them of a Yahoo JP auction seller.
MMM: You said:
"But believe it or not most real cosplayers do not dress "saucy" to titillate, but to put on another skin, so to speak."
(You could have fooled me for a sec
)
As for the your other info. perfect!
Nobora: Appreciate your reply and you answered what I wanted to know with "Hentai" being associated with both, but more commonly?
As a side note, am I missing out on a different style of Japanese art/editorial/design?