Can't have the pop without the mum

Ultra-Act Ultra Seven in stock again at HLJ as of this writing...

...And he's on Order Stop again.

Ahead of his release later this week, Taro's available to order again on AmiAmi.

Can hardly wait to get Taro and the Brother's Mantle!

I keep waiting and waiting for an AmiAmi payment request to drop into my inbox. Taro, Hiyata and the Brothers Mantle are holding up my stuff, and naturally those are three of the items I'm most excited for.

Also, Mother is up for preorder on BBTs, $10 more than either version of Jonias ($99.99).

What's the best place/person to middleman Tamashii exclusives? I'd like to not pay $100 for Mother, if possible.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/p...68&mode=retail

I know Okinawam is asking 5950 yen for the mama. Yokatta doesn't have a listing yet, but you could of course contact them directly if you wanted. Big in Japan wants 6100 yen.

I would be careful going this route, but you could always risk waiting on Mandarake.

Cool, thanks. I was unaware of the first and third sites (heard of Yokatta, but didn't realize they offered Tamashii exclusives). Yeah I'd prefer to avoid Mandarake in this scenario. 5950 yen + shipping looks good.

Slightly off-topic, but AmiAmi briefly had a pre-owned Jeankiller available for 6000-something yen. I was hoping it would last a few days, until after I paid for this month's order so I could add it to my July order (can't quite squeeze it in on this one) but alas, it's already gone.

so who's ready for the flooding of people buying ultra act nexus :lol I know i'm wanting to buy him now

:lol Yeah, me too!

EDIT: Just got my email from Amiami -- Ultraman Taro and the Brother's Mantle are in stock and ready to ship!

You should get him. He's a really cool figure, one of my favorite Ultra-Acts.

Same, I got my shipping notice and paid already. Hopefully it ships tonight or tomorrow and it can squeeze in before the 4th!

Yeah, that's my hope but I have company for the 4th so I won't get to open him anyway, heh! I'll have Taro shortly and then I'll retrieve my Ace from my buddy in Rock Hill who has been holding it (we're meeting up on the 13th for Pacific Rim). It's getting Ultra up in here boyeeeeee.

I saw a listing for an Ultra-Act Fire Glien? I think. I know next to nothing about him but the figure looks cool as hell. What is he?

Glenfire is a character from the Ultraman Zero movies, specifically the second one, The Revenge of Belial. He's an ally of Ultraman Zero, like the other non-Ultra Ultra-Acts such as Mirror Knight.

EDIT: Here's a link for info: http://ultra.wikia.com/wiki/Glenfire

Ah, okie dokie. Thanks for that Cone. I think I might get him, he just looks farking awesome.

Welp, after watching The Next and being hyped for Nexus, I just pre-ordered Nexus Junis off AmiAmi. It's like Bandai predicted this would happen...

Nexus Junis Blue, I assume? You can get Nexus Junis off of Amazon via Bluefin for $35, and believe me I am tempted by both of them.

Yeah, Junis Blue. I went to AmiAmi and POed it because I had an open July PO slot and I already had an AmiAmi order for July. For any previous or future Nexus releases, I'll definitely hit up Amazon when I can.

Glenfire definitely looks great and is a fun figure; the only unfortunate thing is he has trouble holding his bigger flame staff because it's so damn heavy on one end. He's the only Ultra-Act (of the nine I own in-hand) that I consider a little frustrating because of it, but as for the figure itself and his other accessories, he's pretty cool.

I've found that, other than Mirror Knight, he has some of the hardest hands to swap.

Hmm, it's been a while since I swapped his hands out so I don't recall that, but on the other hand that wouldn't surprise me either. It's been a while, so I may just be forgetting that part. Mirror Knight though, definitely, yes, has the hardest hands to swap out of the bunch I own, by far. Totally agree.

I feel like Ultra-Acts have smaller wrist pegs and smaller holes in the hands themselves than say SHF's or D-Arts. I've found that line in particular is the hardest to swap hands on. Specifically though it's Glenfire and Mirror Knight. I've almost broken Mirror Knight sooooo many times.

Most of my Ultra-Acts have hands that pop on and off pretty easily, but, most of those are much more recent releases (Nexus, Jack, Father, Ace Killer from this year, Max from '12). I don't know if that has anything to do with it though (Glenfire and Mirror Knight were both '11 originally, for what it's worth), but maybe they got better with the hand/wrist parts in the past year or so?

Only one of my 3 I ever had any problems with was Leo. (The other two are Ultraman version 2 and Jack). And that was only on his right wrist. The eye and socket for the ball joint came apart the first time I swapped it. But I fixed it.

I'm seriously considering Mirror Knight so I will have to watch out for the hands issue!

Cant wait to open him!!

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Ultra-Act Gaia V2 reissue up on AmiAmi tonight: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/det...e=TOY-TOK-1397

It's currently in stock at 2 Mandarake shops as well if anyone is interested.

In a related note, Gaia's sometimes rival/sometimes ally Ultraman Agul is showing as Backordered at Amiami.

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/det...e=TOY-TOK-1466

I love both designs, I am totally tempted to get these guys...

EDIT: Went ahead and preordered Gaia, holding off on Agul for the moment as I typically pass on secondary Ultras. Now the question is do I go in and grab Dyna as well?

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Received my Ultras and mantle this week! Pic spam ahoy!

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Taro's pretty damn cool - his collar thingy's pretty easy to swap on and off (which really comes in handy regarding posability), as is his right hand. His left hand is a little weird in that the ball joint piece it pops on to tends to come with it when you remove the "standard" left hand and then it doesn't feel like it pops back in all the way so the hand/effect part feels easy to knock off (though the weight of it probably helps, but still, it feels less secure than any other Ultra I own). That's the only problem with mine. Minor nitpick - he doesn't have many other left hands to use anyways - his only gripping hands are right hands rather than left.

Ultraman/Hiyata's pretty cool; his hands are a bit harder to pop back on than Taro's or other recent releases, but not Mirror Knight-level hard. I love the dash effect parts he comes with. There is a piece in his back that's supposed to cover the gap between the top and bottom parts of his abdomen but it's loose so it just flops around and you can see the gap anyways. Removing the back piece to clip the Mantle in was fun - not because it was hard to remove but because it shot off across the room.

The Brother Mantle is interesting and thankfully (like Father) these guys can balance so they don't need a stand to stay upright despite becoming much more back-heavy. I'll be tempted to pick more up down the road, but for now I'm good with the one I have.

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My Ultra-Act collection's nearly tripled since March, from four to 11. Pretty sweet. Can't wait for Zoffy and Nexus Junis Blue at the end of this month.

The Post Office tried to deliver Taro yesterday, but no one was home, so they left the orange slip. I'll have to get him redelivered on Friday.

Sweet pics of Taro guys! I have been so busy that I have yet to open my purchases after Ace.

How come there's no pics of Ultra Father? I thought he would be popular? I will be opening him once his better half (Ultra Mother) is released! :)

Taro arrived in the mail today. But the in-laws are in town, so no opening him today. Try explaining to your Mother-in-law why you spent $25 on a toy from Japan...

After having seen my collection room my mother in law is surprisingly pretty cool with it :lol And she's seen stuff I've spent way more than $25 on.

Yeah, well, you don't have my Mother-in-law... Be that as it may, Taro looks fantastic. He'll look great lined up with his Showa brethren. The bent chestpiece is an interesting addition. I also love his beam effect piece.

Actually got in my Jack a couple weeks ago, but I didn't open him up until a couple days ago. He's my first time experiencing the current Ultra Brother body, and while it may not be as magnificent as the the renewal Ultraman body, it's pretty damn good!

Jack does share the same design as Taro with the left wrist joint, because it's designed to swap in or out his Ultra Bracelet, so you always have to pull the hand and the joint out before swapping the left hand. It's a slight nuisance but I can't get Jack's hand to fall out on its own when on display so it shouldn't be a problem otherwise. Loads of fun with all the accessories he includes, and his Specium Ray is fantastic.

Guys, is Ultraman 80 consider part of the Ultra brothers? I can only remember the members as Ultraman (original), Seven, Ace, Jack, Zoffy and Taro...at the most Leo and Astra were late additions.

His status as an Ultra Brother wasn't clear in the time of his own series, but I do believe it's confirmed during Ultraman Mebius that 80 became a full-fledged Ultra Brother. He may not wear the Brother's Mantle (only Ultraman, Zoffy, Ultraseven Jack, Ace, and Taro do) or be considered legendary, but he's still one of them alongside the legendary six and Leo, Astra, Mebius and Hikari.

Naturally he's also a member of the Space Garrison, as is Yulian and nearly every Ultraman in television and film.

Thanks for the clarifaction. My impression on Ultraman 80 is very hazy - I remember about the legendary 6 but was very unsure on the former.

Once Mother of Ultra is released, I consider my Ultra Act collection complete.

I'm on the fence with Monster Act Zetton as I don't the multi-jointed look.