Not quite true. When buying figures on Amiami and HLJ, etc, you have to remember that they usually give you a good 25% discount, because they're big retailers and can afford to price things competitively. Exclusives are the same price as a regular figure would be WITHOUT that discount, making most around the price of 4000 yen.

Most middleman charge 500-1000 yen for services, which I don't think is unreasonable (if you're paying more than that, find a new middleman). Even if Bandai allowed international orders through their website, the cost of flat-rate postage and the fact they wouldn't hold orders to combine with things you have in later months, would probably be even more expensive.

ever since pre-ordering shin I have come to a conclusion after looking at other figuarts to get and pre-order. figuarts are visual plastic cocaine. setting a limit on which ones you want is a must if you don't want to go overboard.

Why do you think I call them plastic crack?

BTW, holy crap. King Form Blade is now up to 8000Y on Mandarake.

I'm like you, didn't collect much as a kid, at least compared to others on the boards. Didn't have much, so I was limited to my top likes. But good to see you enjoying the hobby again!

As Dogu mentioned, you can try places like Mandarake, but those shipping charges can be a killer, even with middleman. But don't trust me on that. I stay strictly American, and take it in the rear from Amazon and IA!:p Rather take the charges straight up, but know I'm missing out on some great cheaper deals out there.

.........said the same thing on RB.....:)

Now who can imagine a SHFiguarts-style show ala Breaking Bad? Breaking Peg?

Today my Figuarts Hurricane Blue and Yellow arrived! I haven't seen any in-hand pics of these two, so I thought I'd show them off.

Hurricane Yellow is really excellent. I love the shade of yellow he is, it totally pops. Hurricane Blue is likewise cool, but the shade of blue is darker then it should be (although oddly it comes out the right color on photos) and I've been having some trouble with posing her arms. Getting her in her role call pose was a nightmare.

Sadly no Triple Gadget! Oh well.

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/...ps86ba5c5e.jpg

I like how Blue has silver legs, like she has mail on legs and arms, makes her seem more armored than the others. I look forward to getting my set in someday. And maybe someday I'll give the show a shot, but then again, that's not all that likely.

I got Blue Spader in today. It's nice, but I think Wizard's bike has been the best release in a while, what with the extra cloak adding a ton of character to the display. Anyway, happy to have Blade's bike finally. Hopefully Garren and bike should be here end of the week.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgNX_dOCEAAGt6W.jpg:large

Great pics! Man, they really do look amazing together, don't they? Generally I prefer Riders to Sentai, but a team together sure looks snazzy.

Now if only we had the ninja of ninja.

Yessss! I just got to the point in the series where he shows up. I so very much hope we see him someday.

I just hope we see some more Sentai Figuarts. WonFest didn't show anything new at all so right now unless any new ones are announced at the next event they show off new stuff, the MMPR Yellow/Tiger Ranger is the last Sentai Figuart that is coming out. :mad: