It's mainly I just don't really know how it works. Though if I can find a group order thing, I'll probably look into that. Thankfully there's a thread I can watch for that kind of stuff.

If you're in US this seems to becoming a thing I do so there's that.

I am, so I guess if you wind up putting together another group order in the next month or two, I can hop in.

Most of what you've got to keep track of is shipping costs and time -- shipping can take a pretty long while if you pay the cheapest option (2-6 weeks; though in my experience it tends to just be about 3), and the quicker you go the more expensive it becomes. There's also how much is in your shipment, just the raw volume and size of it all; but since you're just interested in much smaller boxes like RKFs and SODOs, that should basically be a non-factor for you. It looks pretty daunting but it's simpler than it is and it really depends on the time and money you're willing to put into it. We're still pretty far from christmas so long wait times shouldn't be too bad for you.

If you're using sites like Mandarake you also have to make sure they come from the same store though that one should probably be obvious.

Oh, while I'm at it; might as well post the Manda links I found for Vulcan stuff. In my experience it's beyond easy to find recent 'gimmick' line figures like RKF, BCR etc in just about any store; and So-Do aren't too bad either but can be a bit harder especially if you're wanting to string some specific ones together.

And one more thing for Manda specifically -- never use Sahra. I'm sure they're a fine store locally but their export shipping is insanity.

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/...20wolf&lang=en

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/...20wolf&lang=en

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/...%20rkf&lang=en

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/...%20rkf&lang=en

Good new: I have items I need to ship, so I'll probs do an order soonish, like next ten days.

ugh fiiiiiine let me figure out what SO-DO i'm looking for

(As always, thanks for doing all of the Group Order stuff! It's a very kind thing to take on!)

I am keeping this all in mind now.

Oh? Which site?

Aside from crippling hay fever as spring is here in Australia, I'm fine thanks for asking! I hope you're doing well as well.

Wait what do you mean by this? If its shipping costs I should be fine as Japan is close (relatively speaking) to Australia compared to the Americas, but if there are other issues please let me know as I often see a lot of good deals on Sahra.

Sahra isn't a store. It's a warehouse. I believe most of the orders go through their first before shipping it off to you. What's wrong with it? I bought my SHF Lazer LVL 3 and Night Rogue and I didn't have any problems. Kinda prefer it since the shipping price gets shows up immediately.

It's my birthday. Was supposed to buy PS5 but they won't release it on the country so I decided to buy it next year. I'm going to get Perfect Grade Unleashed instead. Even though it won't arrive until 2021 lol.

Happy Birthday!

I haven't seen any games I'm interested in on the PS5 just yet, so waiting until next year is probably for the better!

Thanks! To be fair the primary reason I want a PS5 is because of Dualsense, but after hearing it only has like 13 hours of battery max it was rather, disappointing.

Happy Birthday my dude!

In the words of Kougami, "SUBARASHIII!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! AHHHAHAHAHAHAH!!!"

Awwwww thanks guys. It was an okay birthday though, despite suffering from monthly unscheduled water cuts and of course, lockdown.

But hey, I decided to watch Kamen Rider Saber for the first time and I'M IN LOVE. Taking a break works very, very well.

Zenmarket, it's a proxy site for yahoo auction and other Japanese webstores, also the site that I posted the Vulcan lot from.

Happy Birthday! I need to watch more media so I can have more reaction images!

Alrighty, if it's no issue, could I ask you to look around for some stuff? also I should probably move this to the group order thread

Yup! just post what you want me to look for in the group order thread.

I have no plan to get a PS5 or Xbox Series X until another few years from now. I always wait 2-3 years to get a new console because more new games will be out that I want.

I may have to buy an XSX just to play the new Elder Scrolls and Doom games. I was lucky enough to save all of the Doom games on my PS4 and Switch because they are not going to be re-release on other consoles in the near future.

Happy Birthday!

Is the PS5 already available to buy?

https://img.mandarake.co.jp/webshopi...2014836081.jpg

3th anniversary.

Thanks Deep!

Yeah to be honest PS5 won't really start until next year. The only game that I would consider to buy with PS5 was Cyberpunk, since I have no need for Miles Morales. The primary reason I want a PS5 is that it's able to play PS4 games and Dualsense. But man Dualsense being only 13 hours max is tad disappointing.

Thanks! Pre-orders for my country starts tomorrow, they'll be released on December 11th. Just as I decided not to get it, and now I'm reconsidering again lolol.

Found a video that is the nicest way of describing 2020l. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X981...nel=RyanGeorge

Waking up tired sucks.

Hi Everyone, im Kaiser Blue. Long time lurker ( 10 years lol) and first time poster. Im a longtime toku fan and this is my first time ever on a toku forum. You guys seemed like a great bunch to chat with and much better than some other forums ive come across. Im really happy to be here and look forward to chatting with all of you! Im also an amateur photographer and started a blog to review my toku collection, my first post on there is the sh figuarts best selection build and i would really appreciate some constructive criticism on the review Any pointers or comments would be much appreciated. My blog is my homepage and can be found by clicking my name lol. You can post your comments on this forum if youd like. Id just really like if someone took a look at it.

Welcome aboard.:rock:

Hello and g'day from down under!

Welcome onboard! Everyone is welcome, thanks for joining. As for condtructive criticism, have you considered a lightbox for your photos? Your poses are fantastic but the lighting and shadows contrast a bit and reduces the 'wow factor' a smidge.

Also, try playing with camera angles to improve the 'presence' of your figures. Here are some examples I found off Pinterest:
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/15/e1/78/1...2ac70a7134.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/76/d2/8e/7...422f984f4b.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/14/9f/19/1...aad38be155.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/564x/d7/6e/35/d...ea983fa151.jpg

Note that in these pictures the camera is pointing directly at them whereas your photos are currently pointing at your figures from an above angle. Not a bad thing in itself, but just something to keep in mind.

Don't worry about the editing stuff that's happened with some of these, you can learn that later if you wish. Just remember that great photos have great lighting and camera angle in order to let the figures feel 'lifelike' in a sense.

Keep up the great work!

-Tokunation's resident gashatfreak.

Lol thank you all for the kind welcome. And criticism. Would a light box be easy to fabricate out of cardboard or something id have to purchase? And was the review itself any good or could ut use some tweaks here and there, like the format or pacing.

I'm not good with formatting so I'm afraid I can't answer you there. As for a light box, I'd advise buying one if you can. There are some affordable ones on Amazon. Of course, there are some tutorials on YouTube for DIY light boxes so there's that if you wish. I have a professional light box inherited from my dad (who no longer uses it) so I'm sorry but i don't know how to create a homemade light box.

There's also natural lighting, but that's more useful when outdoors rather than indoor photography.

As for the review itself, it's very good and gives off a bit of a professional feel. You tell your likes and dislikes about the figure and even some trivia, something which some readers would be interested in. There are a few grammatical errors here and there though so you might want to double check the reviews before publishing them.

But yeah, keep improving your photos! The better the photos, the more readers will be attracted. And don't worry, your writing style will form it's own identity as you keep writing reviews.

Thank you so much yeah i know ive got a bit of grammatical errors going lol. Im a lit major in college and normally a grammer nazi, so it feels funny to be caught with my pants down rn. Most of it is on wordpress lol, i launched this site at 4am this morning after working through yesterday and last night. Wordpress is not so kind if you want the free option and keeps trying to force you to pay. I made the site by 12am and then they wouldnt let me launch it without paying, so i tried launching another site on the same platform for free and it worked the 2nd time. Then i spent 4 hours transferring assets and forgot to proofread lol. Hopefully i wont get Rider kicked by wordpress like this again, so definitely expect better grammer on later reviews. Ill go edit this one for now. Thanks ever so much youve been a great help GashatFreak. Good Wishes from NYC. * I'll definitely get on ordering a lightbox by tonight. Thanks for the pointers. Ive seen them but never knew the name lol.

10 years?! Wow! Thanks for making the jump from lurker to poster. Very excited to see you around these boards!

Yup, 10 Years. I've been so busy with work and school, never had time for hobbies aside from browsing the forums, and i was a bit aprehensive in joining a forum, didnt know what to expect. But you guys are such a great bunch of chaps, i could no longer sit back and watch these riveting chats, i had to join. And you guys inspired me to start my own blog to review my collection. Ive linked it to my profile as my homepage, and can be accessed via clicking my name. I would really appreciate your opinion on the first post for build, seeing as your the resident rider reviewer. Your series overviews are excellently detailed, and very engaging.

Also, for anyone interested, hobby search is having a bargain sale and has the ver 20th diendriver for 3500 yen, SOC leopardon with the spider caller for about 50% off, and i believe some shodo sets with a pretty good discount. Id hop on the diendriver, but haven't dealt with hobbysearch before, nor have i any idea of how much shipping might be to get it stateside.

I would say that I can't recommend the Diendriver -- it's infamous for being very disappointing; having absolutely no reader and hence no individual rider sounds, even with the 20th version including so many cards. You just get henshin, generic summon, and final attack. CSM and Neo, of course, both have readers and much more sounds.

Oh wow, Die is really building quite the reputation around here. :lol

Anyway, always good to see people joining the forum. Hope you enjoy your stay!

The 20th version actually does read the cards!

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

... what?!

Holy heck then, ignore what I said! Fantastic!