Recent Purchases: December 2023
 

Show off the gifts you've gotten this holiday season!

I don't know if this counts as a Recent Purchase, but, uh, these cabinets:

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I ordered them in September of last year, and they showed up in November of this year. Spent a couple weeks building them and wiring them up (not terribly difficult) and another few weeks pulling all my Figuarts out of storage to finally get everything on display (substantially more difficult; if I never have to pop another hand onto a balljoint it'll be too soon), but I finished everything tonight. After fifteen months of not having any figures on display, everything's finally out and looking good.

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Cases are Moducases, risers are these things from Amazon.

That's a wonderful display!

Thanks!

I got a box of the new Gotchard pack the other day, but I’ve only just now photographed my pulls.

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Now my next targets as the X Gotchacalibur, the EX card packs and the Christmas Cake cards.

holy f*cking godzilla that is beyond awesome sauce

Thanks! It was a long wait, but I'm happy with how it all turned out.

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Fewer purchases in the year overall (getting engaged and buying a house are wonderful life events, but clearly detrimental to my wallet and therefore my addictions...) however happy with a quick birthday haul from the other half and finally got the original Ichigou Seihou!

Also that display is stunning, Die! Just gorgeous

Thanks! And congrats on the house and the engagement! See if you can talk your partner into setting up a wedding registry at Mandarake!

Got a few things in over the past week via Amiami and Tokullectibles.

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So from right to left:

- SHF Kamen Rider Glare: Lovely piece. Always loved the Glare suit and its variations. The control helmet gimmick is also really cool to see done. Only real issue is I wish his verification card could fit in his holder more snugly, so I leave it off.

- Amazing Yamaguchi Ejiro Kirishima: Another hit from Revoltech and the best version of the character by far. Articulation and sculpt are fantastic and his harden quirk gimmick is more intricate than others (The parts don't just swap around, they layer onto an inner skeleton to vary what parts of him are hardening). They've been getting better and better since Endeavor dropped. Looking forward to Aizawa next.

- SHF Ultraman Tregear: Really glad he was picked as the P-Bandai Ultra reissue cause I wanted him most. And he's wonderful, I love Tregear's restraint design and color combo, the slight gloss all over him really makes him pop. Also glad they didn't cut any accessories so his lightning hands and Taiga's beam are still included.

- SHF Ultraman Blazar: Absolutely beautiful figure, I adore Blazar's look and details. I like that he came with his sword, but I still would have preferred his energy effects personally. Would also suggest popping his torso apart and shaving some parts down around his ball joints since his torso's not super limited, but is definitely hindered by what I assume are extra plastic pieces for structure stability.

- SHF Absolute Diavolo: Nice to get another Absolutian to go with Tartarus. He's big, he's chunky, he's nice-looking, he moves fairly well. Only downside to him is they pulled a Saber so you have to swap his hand guards onto every pair of hands you swap onto him, and the connectors don't just clip in as easily as the Saber ones do. Outside of that frustration, I hope they do Titan to finish the trio off.

Oh and not pictured cause I forgot:

- SHF Kamen Rider Drive - Heisei Generations Version: It's SHF Drive again, so it's still a good if not slightly dated-looking mold. Can still do everything the original can (the belt face and tire can still come off if you have the Tire Change sets) and the added weapons make him a way more complete package than before. Glad I never caved on the other forms. Looking forward to Build and Zi-O next month.

Just got this in.
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Very cool! I was late to the game on the Ziku Driver, but I think it's one of the most fun DX toys. Hope you're enjoying it!

December went by fast! I don't have images on hand, but I managed to score:

SHF BeatChaser 2000
SHF Seihou Kuuga Ultimate (#2)
CSG Pegasus Bowgun
Kamen Rider Kuuga Material Book
SHF Zenkaiser

MetaGate G05 Red Fantasy (third-party take on Shatter, from the Bumblebee (Transformers) movie. Fantastic figure by the way. 3 modes that are all somehow really cohesive without the engineering being awful!)

Happy Holidays everyone! Here's my haul!

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SHF Upgrade Andrew Fists, Tom Eyes, and Wheelchair: The fists were a little tight to get on, but other than that I have no complaints about the Spider accessories. The fists and eyes look perfect on the figures they go to. As for the wheelchair, it's a fun little accessory, but the arm rests were made a tad too high up, meaning some figures won't be able to use them easily.

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MAFEX Hush Superman & Catwoman Reissues: Both are fantastic figures, and I'm kinda glad I missed out on Supes back when he first released, as this second reissue of him has the best paint job of all of his releases. Wish the yellows were a bit brighter and more saturated though There's no real difference with Catwoman from what I can tell.

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SHF Event Exclusive Beerus: It's the 10th anniversary of my favorite Dragon Ball movie, and I came across someone selling this figure I initially missed out on for close to retail price, so I jumped on it. Beerus is possibly my favorite antagonist in the franchise, and I'm happy to have this really well done figure of the God of Destruction.

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SSSS.Dynazenon on Blu-Ray: I might have issues with this show, but there were still some aspects of it that I liked, and with Gridman Universe hopefully coming to the US soon, I figured I might as well have the whole series in physical form.

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Can of Beams "Tingle" and "Fireworks" effects: Very fun little accessories to use with your figures, as is always the case with CoB.

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Super Complete Selection Takato Digivice (Gold Version): My first Proplica, and it's to honor my favorite season of Digimon. Very happy to have it.

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Go Go Power Rangers Books One & Two: BOOM might not consider most of these comics important to read, but I sure do.

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MMPR 30th Anniversary Issue & Radiant Black Volume 4: My Christmas present from Name. 30th Anniversary is an absolute delight to read all around, whereas volume 4 of Radiant Black is where I feel the story has finally found its footing. Check 'em out.

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Spider-Man Logo Book Holders, Symbiote Spider-Man, & Blue Beetle Graduation Day: Christmas present from Die. Dude is a menace who must be stopped.

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CSM Arcle: And lastly my Christmas present to myself. At long last, I have my dream belt replica from Kamen Rider thanks to it getting reissued in China. Now all that's left is to finish off the Seihou line and I'll have all of the Kuuga merch I could ever need.

Fellow Arcle owner, welcome!

Thank you! Here's to hoping that a CSG Dragon Rod doesn't come out anytime soon. My wallet wallet can't take it!

You and me both! I'm running out of space, but it is wonderful to see Kuuga fans eating this well with the latest releases.

Last fruitful hunt before the new year. Anything else coming in would be via preorders. Found all this at Book-Off in Manhattan, who just added a wall section solely for loose SHFs at cheaper prices which is a shocking surprise.

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- Marvel Legends Strange Supreme
- S.H. Figuarts Masatoshi Hamada
- S.H. Figuarts Phoenix Phantom
- Lightning Collection Deluxe In Space Blue (The incorrect glider version)
- Lightning Collection In Space Yellow

Last haul of the year, from Surugu-ya and their free shipping weekends:

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THAT IS FREAKING HILARIOUS!:lolol
I hope you get Matsumoto as well if you're looking to complete the Downtown set. Dang, good find. :rock:

Alright last real haul of the year since everything dropped at my doorstep today.

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- S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Punk Jack
- Marvel Legends NWH MJ
- Marvel Legends NWH Matt Murdock
- Marvel Legends NWH Green Goblin
- Marvel Legends Spider-Man 2 Doc Ock
- Transformers Legacy United Animated Bumblebee
- Figurerise Standard Amplified Metalgreymon

Nice