Recent Purchases - October 2022
 

Hope this is ok, as I didn't see a thread. Anyhow Desire Driver with Zombie Buckle set.

Well, I just got a notification that my pre-orders for the Zyuranger SMP re-releases are in stock, so there's that.

The Book-Off in Okazaki is an experience ...

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I'm not a gimmick collector, but I couldn't pass up some stuff for very cheap plus some other fun trinkets:

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The incredible price on Specter made better by being complete and in great shape

Afterwards, a quick stop at TRU

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Kinda surreal seeing giant Rider adverts in a store. Small haul from here though :

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( they must have boxes full of Kangaroo Genome left over if they're packing them in a Geats magazine ! )

And finally, yesterday's pickup after a stop at the grocery store

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please grab me every kuuga legend item while ur there. thanks.

*LE SIGH*
So Jelly! It must be awesome getting items firsthand.

Wow, those stores would be a dream to visit.

Anyhow, got the Helheim Fruit, and LL sized Wizard ring piece, along with some bonus items

Some Ultraman goodness and a model kit I will build during the weekend.

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Oh man, you're giving me nostalgia. I loved just going into random department stores and supermarkets and just seeing Ex-Aid stuff everywhere. Even 7-11 had awesome toku merch. The prices were unbeatable as well. I saw SHF Akarenger at Anime Jungle in Osaka for like 1400円 or so. I didn't grab it (because we didn't have time but were planning a return trip that never happened). and ended up paying like $45 for it in the US (which is still a pretty good deal here.) I did grab SHF Decade for around 2400円, though, which was also a good price.

I also legitimately love that Tomika DHL truck :lol

Haul for the week:

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• Via Twitter:
• Armada Megatron & Land Military Team
  So incredibly happy to FINALLY have this big boy in hand, it's been a lesser grail for me for 20 years. Grabbed the Mini-cons because they were the first and for the longest time, only Armada toys I had. Got an awesome deal that was too good to pass up for all of it.
  
  Via YJA:
• Girls Memories Sailor Mercury
  To replace the KO I picked up last year... sadly this one was owned by a heavy smoker so I need to hit her with Retrobrite.
  
• SHF Cross-Z Magma
  A returning face, I gave up my original because my middleman forgot to order a second for Annuga and so I let mine go to her, she deserves nice things.
  
• SHF Valkyrie Rushing Cheetah
  I waited... what, three years now to get my hands on her? I was not disappointed, now Fuwa and Homura have someone to hang out with in the armory.
  
  Now watch them announce Lightning Hornet.
  
• Albums: "'90s" (Takeshi Kusao), "I Sing ~not act~" (Tomohiro Nishimura), "First & Final" (N.G. Five)
  These names may mean nothing to you. But to me, they are some of the most important of the industry.

I'm waiting for my store to get that Mega Man in stock. It's the last thing I'm waiting for in my large order. I love the Battle Network series! I saw they are making the other navis too. Roll was previewed alongside Gutman.

I never played Battle Network, until they announced the Legacy Collection, at which point I decided to finally try it to see if I like the series. Now I finished 1-5 and will start 6 soon :lol

These games are awesome, I love them.

By the way, GutsMan? Really? That's awesome, I only saw Roll. Or do you mean the Bandai kits they showed yesterday? Because those have GutsMan and TorchMan.

AWESOME haul!!
I *really* hope they make Lightning Hornet, Im surprised they haven?t already.
I finally found a little extra money I forgot about in my Venmo account, so I bought (and now awaiting)- Both Drive Type Tridoron Figuarts, Terror Dopant, Aquarius Zodiarts, and my lady got me Taboo Dopant, so only Espada Arabia Knight,Drive Hwy effects, W Gaia Memory Stage, and Shocker World Domination set left missing. 6 1/2 years of working/saving/collecting to get them ALL MUWAHAHAHA

Wait a minute, those were Bandai kits? Looking now, they have the SMP branding. I hope they don't make me regret picking up the Koto kits. I love Battle Network but I rarely own multiples of the same figure.

Also, I recommend checking out Mega Man Network Transmission. It's the action game version of the Battle Network series that definitely got overlooked.

Got a pretty hefty haul in from Mandarake. I have had Vulcan for a year or so now, but Valkyrie needed that boy to stand next to her and make her look good.

MAN those MBJR and Evol figuarts… every day they tempt me more and more

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Continuing my Ultraman addiction. Found SHF Golza on Amiami for just around retail. Box was opened but he was never removed from his tray.

God DAMN that thing looks cool!! The price of most of them and the naturally higher shipping costs have prevented me from considering any SHF Ultra Kaiju but I see a pic like this and I get so jealous

I'm up to three now with the Zetton reissue still waiting to hit at some point but have been constantly impressed. They move extremely well for monsters of their design. Only downside with Golza is that his tail is a rubber overlay with a wire inside instead of segmented joints, so it's not as fluid or easy to pose, but he's still great regardless.

The prices on them are definitely the biggest hurdles so I keep my eye out for any listings that are cheap enough to make them worth it.

Star Trek Picard Series II DVD

In this new 10 part story Admiral Picard goes to 2024 LA to save the Federation's future after he lands in an alternate timeline involving where the Federation became the Confederation.

I saw one episode and it looked good. I'll see the rest next week. Picard Series III will be the final 10 episodes.

Now waiting for Star Trek - Strange New Worlds Series I on DVD. 2nd Series will be Captain Kirk.

Ranger DVD Set Due Up

5 Man

Will order this from Shout Factory. I can get Jet Man on Ebay later.

Not toys, but got some new masks.

Finally have almost ALL SHF Riders.Finally,all arrived:
KR Drive type Tridoron Standard
KR Drive type Tridoron Tire Kamikaze set
Aquarius Zodiarts
Terror Dopant
KR Espada Arabia Knight

Now only Shocker World Domination Set left, and just keeping up with the sheer ridiculousness of yearly releases.

I am happy about this stupid goal I set for myself.
Back to looking at the inside of my eyes

From Tokullectibles
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SHF Kamen Rider Ark-Zero with Effects Set

Probably the best Zero-One figure I've handled. He moves extremely smoothly and they did a good job ensuring his more involved torso design doesn't hinder the articulation or feels fragile. Basically everything that looks like tubing or wiring is flexible material with plenty of give.

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Look at all the Marvel Legends figures I got at discount! Going down the line...

Doc Ock is just kinda whatever. Don't really like how they did his tentacles, but everything else is serviceable.

Silk is a nice big upgrade from her previous figures thanks to the updated female body. I just wish that there was an alternate head with her longer hair, as I tend to prefer that look for her.

Spinneret is much the same. However, one thing I really wish that female ML figures would get is a ball joint at the waist, because the lack of one means that Spinneret and Silk can't get to nearly as dynamic of poses as the male memebrs of the Spider Family.

Renew Your Vows Spider-Man is a nice upgrade from the past three bodies that Spider-Man figures have had. It's essentially a modified version of the Retro Spider-Man figure, but what modifications they made did wonders in terms of proportions and articulation. I just don't like the head sculpt, but that's easily replaced by any other ML Spider-Man.

Knoll... I know very little about this character. The figure itself, while not great, is decent enough though. Mainly wish it had more paint apps.

Venom is a repaint of the Movie Venom body, and it's rather good! I wish the spider logo on the chest had been done a little better(it gets cut off at the bottom whenever you use the ab crunch), and I really wish they'd replaced the feet and forwent the wings due to the large holes put in the back for them to plug into, but this is very close to being a definitive Venom figure. I have some custom replacement feet on the way, so this is a figure I'm sure to enjoy.

Lastly, Amazing Fantasy Spider-Man is hands down the best Marvel Legends Spider-Man figure. While it's not 100% faithful to that old school design, the proportions are near perfect, the articulation is fantastic, and it comes with pretty much everything you'd want in your average Spider-Man figure. The only real flaw is that the butterfly joints don't have much range, but that's easily fixed with some basic modding. Every ML Spider-Man should have this as its base body from here on out. It's that good.

As for other stuff I got...

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G.I. Joe Classified Kamakura: I'm in no way a big Joe fan, but the ninjas are characters that I'm always down for, and this guy is no exception.

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An ethernet adapter for Switch. It sucks that only the OLED model has a built in ethernet port.

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A box of effect parts from Can of Beams including multiple colors of Chaos Magic, Bubbles, a Shockwave, Sacred Fists, Flaming Fists, and a Telekinetic Aura.

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SHF Android 21: 21 quickly became one of my favorite characters in the Dragon Ball franchise when FighterZ dropped, so I am more than glad to have both of her forms as figures now. Here's to hoping they do a repaint for Evil 21 in the future.

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SHF Gallantmon: It's one of my favorite Digimon from my favorite entry in the franchise. I had to have him, and I really hope that the old SHF Beelzemon get reissued in the future.

And lastly, the holy grail...

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CSM 10th Anniversary OOO Driver Complete Set: This is my first ever Henshin Belt purchase and it's for OOO, the second favorite Rider show. This thing is beautiful, and there's really nothing I can say about it hat hasn't been said already. Expensive? God yeah. Am I overjoyed to have it though? Absolutely.

Got the CSM Yggdrasil Lockseed set and the Ninja Raise Buckle