I finally got a chance to open up Taro. I have to say that I really liked his look, sort of halfway between Ultraman and Leo. Nice accessories but not too much, and a great beam effect piece. The bent chestpiece is interesting, but in execution it works really well. Finding a good pose took a while but I think he will line up nicely with his fellow Showa Ultra Heroes on my shelf.

I need to do a pictorial of him fighting my sofubi Tyrant!

As an aside, I will be retrieving my UA Ace this weekend, so the ranks of the Ultra Heroes continues to grow! With Ultraseven v.2 coming, right now the release I am waiting to see is 80, to complete the Showa Ultras. I have Gaia coming, but I am personally on the fence about getting all of the starring Ultras. Although as we continue to watch Ultraman Nexus, Nexus Junis is going to be mine sooner rather than later!

Baltan, regarding 80, seeing as he comes after Taro, if/when he is released as an Ultra-Act, he would be available for release by Bluefin, right? Would make life a little bit easier for him, I imagine. (I am comparing that to the ease with which I was able to get Leo.)

Anyway, retrieved Ace this weekend from my buddy in Rock Hill. Had not had a chance to open him yet, though I hope to rectify that situation tonight. Also made the mistake (heh) of watching Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie as part of this weekend's daikaiju festivities. This movie will make you want to buy a LOT of Ultra merchandise. Gomora having such a large role, for instance, has me looking for his U-A, but man, he's pretty damn pricey!

Yeah the price increases for Ultra Act Gomora is insane! However, I must admit that the sculpt is pretty good.

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To-date I have all the Ultra Act kaijus but I may give future releases a miss unless they are extremely well made. For example, I find Zetton (not yet release) to be too multi-jointed for my liking - like Red King. I'm currently using this version of Zetton. I'm not too sure what series he's from but its made by Bandai or Banpasto.

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That Zetton is really nice. He always looks like he just wants to give Ultraman a great big ole hug. Of DEATH. I like using the sofubi monsters with my Ultra-Acts because for display I feel they give a nice balance of the agile Ultra Hero and the lumbering Ultra Kaiju.

I got my Brother's Mantle in the mail today... I may use the stand on Jack just because he keeps falling over and wiping out Leo with him. Not sure who gets the cape yet...

Good joke on the hug of death! LOL! Yeah, I actually prefer my Ultra Act figures to pose beside the vinyls. So much so that I have yet to open the Eleking (spelling?) and Gozam (spelling?).

I bought 6 mantles and my original plan was to give them to the ones seen wearing them in the movie where Zero makes his first appearance!

My Nexus Junis Blue came in stock last night and my AmiAmi order is now paid for, so I should be getting him and Zoffy sometime next week! I admit I hope it's Thursday/Friday because, depending on how quickly the order's shipped, I'll be in Irvine for a meeting on Wednesday.

Can't wait to get the renewal Ultraseven.


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That's a badass lineup of Ultra right there, TCracker!

Thanks, Now I need to stock up some kaijus and this gives me the reason to get Ace Killer...:D

RE-creating the scene...
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