Keep in mind SIC figures are 7-inch scale, so they won't work all too well next to traditional SHFs.

So you are talking about the the version then? If you don't mind paying full price, go ahead. You'll get more out of him then you would out of a similarly priced P-Bandai SHf, both in size and accessories. I only make about $14 an hour part time, so I can't really afford to collect these guys at that price, but if you've got the money, go for it! Colloseum Faiz looks like a gorgeous representation of an already incredible suit, and the way it integrates Axel form and Blaster form into his base version is really clever. It's a figure I definitely plan to buy someday

No, I mean I just couldn't get the pose to look right. Joints all moved perfectly fine, I just couldn't get the pose to come out right. Watched some videos of Hongo transforming this morning to get a better idea of how his limbs moved in 3D space, and I think I got the pose down pretty good now. I'll post a pic in the cool stuff thread later

Oh, he's not for displaying with SHFs. I'm probably going to put him next to my Figure-Rise kits, a little to the side maybe. He's a separate display piece, really. Too weird looking to do otherwise! Uh, but in a good way!

Yeah, it's the Colosseum Faiz. I'm able to get it at a wholesale price from one of our normal vendors (I run a comics shop; not sure if I mentioned that recently), so it's only (only!) $92. Not a terrible price for a more collector-oriented purchase?

I don't know if I see myself collecting this line, honestly. I saw that Fourze figure and passed on him pretty easily. This Faiz one, though... he's so ridiculous, and Faiz was a show that was so ambivalent about incorporating its toyetic elements (the first major upgrade was whipped at Takumi's head with almost no backstory or explanation!), that it really makes sense to me as a figure. I feel like I'm okay just getting this one, and not caring too much if he's just some random toy I own.

Thanks for the feedback! I'll be sure to post about him next week or so when he arrives!

$92's not bad at all, especially totally unused. I can't wait to see what you think of it, and if it does tempt you into taking a look at some other figures in the line

CSM Sengoku Driver

Also someone bought me the Figuarts of Cosmic States Fourze, which holds up okay.

...I should finish Fourze sometime.
And OOO
And Ex-Aid
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Play Station 2

Tomb Raider VIII Anniversary

Play Station 3

Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns Of The Patriots
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
TMNT IX Danger Of The Ooze
Uncharted 1 - 3

Those Uncharted games I remember as being pretty fun! Hope you enjoy them!

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Amiami second-hand can come through real well sometimes. Gonna hope another semi-affordable Horobi pops up on there again at some point and I can relax when it comes to tracking down Zero One stuff lol.

Nice!! She's a hard one to track down, and an amazing design at that

Definitely feel like I need to see a better photo of that collection! Happy for your find, but come on.

Hmm... I was hoping for my SHF Blades to be my end-of-school gift to myself but this one'll do. Got her for $50 since she was on clearance.

Tho, my school won't really end end till the first week of May, so we'll see.

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Nice pickup! The S Gundam is one of my favorite Gundam designs. I long for a true RG of it.

The Mobirates might beat it out as my first changer overall... but here at last is my first ever Henshin Belt: the 10th anniversary re-issue of the Super Best OOO Driver; complete with the full sets of Gatakiriba, Ratoratah and Tajador. At the same time I got a smaller manda package with the Jonias and Agul Ultra Medals along with a Rider 1 OOO Medal; which could not have coincided with a better package.

I'm just. REALLY fucking happy about this; I didn't know for one thing that the 10th re-issue had new packaging and it's gorgeous; I'm gonna have to take a picture of all sides I think just to get across how nice it is! I already have a set of Shauta medals too; so now I just need Sagohzo, Putotyra and Burakawani for a full set. Oh, and a medal holder; get the feeling I'm gonna be needing one of those to complement this pretty soon!

Of all things to be my first Driver I'm glad it's this lush. I complained before about this re-issue not being retail and having a couple thousand yen slapped on the price, and I still stand by those complaints; but with those hurdles jumped over it's simply nice to have this in my hands now

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Congrats! The best thing about these threads are when folks get a chance to show off something that connects with them as a fan, and Kurona Gets An OOO Driver is the most amount of that energy I can imagine. Thanks for letting us be a part of this moment!

What other medals, if any, do you plan to pick up?

Honestly? Think that'll be it! In addition to Rider 1 I already had Kuuga and New Den-O from the SG wave with Shauta in it, so I'm very happy on the Legend Rider front -- not to mention those 3 plus the 7 actual sets makes for a full Medal Holder. There is Panda and Kangaroo out there, but... the former doesn't interest me too much and the latter seems more trouble to find than it's worth. Base medals plus my two favourite pre-OOO riders plus Rider 1 is perfect for me!

Aww, thanks!

I need advice. Is the KR Saber S.H. Figuart Worth it?

At the current affordable price, I'd say so. If you're not a stickler for something like his sword not being a metallic silver he's still a fun and functional figure. Just don't overpay for him.

The only thing I'd recommend is getting the SHF Upgrade sticker set for Saber to give his ridebook its detail. Elevates things real hard despite it being such a small detail.

Thanks, Im gonna look for the lowest price I can find.

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MASTERMIND CREATIONS OPTUS PEXUS: a.k.a. IDW Shadowplay Optimus Prime. This is a toy where nearly every (incredibly glowing!) review will talk about how articulated and poseable he is. And he is! To a baffling degree! I also sort of don't give a shit? What I want most of out of a Transformer isn't articulation or poseability, it's a fun transformation. In an effort to design the best ever Optimus Prime action figure (and it seriously is), this ended up being a really lackluster toy to transform. Not a perplexing hassle, but just kind of bland and perfunctory. It's a design where stuff extends out of housings, and that's its main moves. The MMC Chromedome was sublime; this one's obvious. Great action figure, but not a great Transformer.

S.H. FIGUARTS MASKED RIDER DELTA: Delta's so great, I paid full price for a version with only one kneepad! Not, uh, on purpose, though? Got a few bucks back from Jungle for pointing out that their listing never said he was missing a kneepad (his left), and it's honestly pretty easy to overlook. Besides that, great figure. Tons of presence, just like on the show. I'm pretty happy with my accidentally incomplete Delta!

S.H. FIGUARTS MASKED RIDER GARREN WITH RED RHOMBUS (NOT PICTURED): Everyone's favorite Dumpster Fire Who Walks Like A Man, it's Kamen Rider Garren. As long as he can stand there looking self-defeating and overwhelmed by the basic fact of his existence, I'm sold. Kind of hated having to buy a bike I'll never display (but now have to store) in order to get him, but Tachibana coming with baggage I resent and would prefer not to accomodate is so incredibly on-brand for Garren that I can't really get too mad. Well played, Bandai!

S.H. FIGUARTS KAMEN RIDER RYUGEN - BUDOU ARMS: So, Gaim. I honestly never liked the suit designs. It's all Japanese military stuff I don't have a cultural attachment to, didn't grow up with, not really dialed into. And Ryugen, Mitchi, definitely not my guy from Gaim. That arc was... problematic, and sort of not a fun place to spend time. (Nearly every character resolution related to Mai's story bummed me out.) BUT THIS FIGURE IS GORGEOUS. All of the Gaim figures I've gotten so far have been two to three times more lovely than I ever found the suits on the show, and Ryugen is in a class of his own. The metallic purple-and-green is eye-catching, the proportions are spot-on, and he's stunning from every angle. One of my favorite figures to date, and the one who convinced me to start going all-in on Gaim Figuarts.

S.H. FIGUARTS KAMEN RIDER ZANGETSU - MELON ARMS: I like him okay? The armor and weapons are beautiful, but the white undersuit is just distractingly dull. My eye keeps slipping off the gold and green to focus on the vaguely-pearl coloring of his torso, or how undetailed his thighs and upper arms look. It's the suit, Bandai nailed it, but it's not really a design that improves enough in figure form. It's better! But it's only good enough.

Nice pickup of the Kureshima brothers! Been thinking of getting Ryugen sometime, too since he's my 2nd favorite base form after Baron. And I'm the few who like Micchy too.

As per Zangetsu... Idk if I would want his base, Shin, or Kachidoki.

When I bought Zangetsu, I was after base forms. The entire calculus was Which One Did The Rider Wear First.

Owning him now... if I had to get one, I'd probably go with Shin? I don't currently own Shin or Kachidoki, but Melon Arms is just so basic that I'd assume either other form would be more fun to own, and he at least wore Shin a bunch on the show. Kachidoki's just in the stage show and that Bravo/Gridon special, so it would feel weird to be the only Zangetsu suit to own. But I wouldn't fight you on it! Kachidoki anything is pretty great!

Different philosophies in buying forms, I guess. :lol My usually thought process in buying one is "Which suit was more relevant, if not, more recent?" So yeah, it definitely would be either Shin or Kachidoki for me.

Which is totally valid! I would guess the vast majority of sole/first Zangetsu purchases are Shin. Way more iconic, I think. (I mean, the main thing he does in Melon Arms is get nearly murdered by Shin? That ain't good.)

For me, it was less Definitive Suit To Own, and more First The Basic Suit. Like, my Figuarts collecting is something I envision as a series of concentric rings. First main rider base suits, then secondary rider base suits, then villains/support/upgrades/form-changes. So, Shin was more Eventually than anything else. Probably should've gotten him first, though!

Yea, I think Shin and Kachidoki Zangetsu are better looking figures than Melon Arms, the latter having the benefit of an actual white color undersuit. Maybe Melon Arms doesn't look as good on his own, but displayed with the other riders from the show's opening makes it look better

Die, hop on Zangetsu Shin and replicate this legendary moment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnrWpJZ6n4k

The show-accurate white on Zangetsu Kachidoki Arms makes such a huge difference.

Update on my Zenmarket adventure! It's been a very confusing interaction. Zenmarket does an annoying thing where every time you communicate with them, they use a new representative, which means you often have to re-explain the situation to multiple people.

They first said they would refund me, no problem. But now they are asking me to send the item back, which is ridiculous as it would cost me more than 3 times the cost of the item itself. And due to what I feel like is constant misunderstanding of the situation, they have now frozen my account so I can't place any more orders or ship items in my warehouse. Bizarre.

I might have to go back to Buyee.


Also while I'm here, Hobby Search Japan has charged my friend $180 USD to ship a somewhat large $60 plush toy. Overseas shipping is really getting crazy and cumbersome, I wish it were easier to get imported goods.

April's hauls were all pre-orders that finally came in

Vintage Collection ROTJ Boba Fett

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This brand new mold is lightyears ahead ( haha ) of the previous ESB re-release

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SHF Saber Brave Dragon, Zero-One Metal Cluster Hopper, & Ichigata Rocking Hopper

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So after getting some Daiso acrylic risers locally and really liking them I found that not only do that have a US online store but they had the same risers in stock for the same price as their in-person retailer so I ordered a bunch to fill out some extra space on prior shelves and to help reorganize my Sentai display.
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The final looks speak for themselves. Each shelf can hold 6 risers with about half an inch or so of space left on each side. Way more space to work with, making layering each level easier so everyone can be seen despite how packed a shelf is. In some cases it actually freed up some extra space.
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Gonna be investing in more of these in the future to fully overhaul my entire display.

Oh yeah, those risers made a huge difference. Very nice!

Gorgeous! Totally worth the investment.

Amazing!! Seriously need to get some of these myself

That's...actually genius.

I have a lot of risers, but the thought of just...smaller risers never occurred to me. Wow. That's amazing. Serves the same purpose as a big, long one, but with more playability.

Pretty much. My shelving space is a fairly specific length, so most larger risers will only cover an odd amount of space. I can't fit multiples on one shelf, the shape of them isn't the best so if I can there's a large gap in-between, etc.

Getting these smaller ones for cheap (Each one is like $1.50 so I can basically fill 2 shelves for under $20 if I'm buying them at the store itself) means I can fill the space efficiently with little to no gapping left behind.

Do these work with transformers btw? I'd love to use these for my autobot display.

You might want to take a look at Bandai Collection Stages. I use them for my Super Robot Chogokin figures, which has one or two transformers with them sometimes.

The surface area on the steps may be too small for Transformers. Since they're only about 2 or so inches out.

How much was shipping for you?

Shipping was about $15. It's the one drawback from ordering them online as opposed to going to the store itself, but Daiso isn't exactly a wide-spread retailer.

It was basically $34 or so shipped for 12 risers.