[badlander86]

Got me a couple of things:

Soul of Chogokin GX-04S Grendizer Set
Power Core Combiner Sledge
S.H. Figuarts Nadeshiko
Star Wars Sandtrooper Kenner Card
Star Wars Wedge Antilles Kenner Card

Lots of first on this list. SOC Grendizer was a bit of a letdown. Being my first ever authentic chogokin toy I was not aware of how limited a heavy diecast figure has in terms of articulation. The Spazers are nice, especially in full display they feel like a colorful 70s space fleet. My biggest complaints for it is the rubber frills in Grendizer's arms which really could have been done FAR better and that the connection in Spazer mode is weak. Hopefully if he gets released as an SRC they'll be able to do much better.

PCC Sledge I found in a clearance bin so I figured what the hey. From the front he is an extremely cool looking Scout toy with a great amount of detail and a surprising amount of articulation. From the back he looks like an unfinished prototype. Was stunned by how bare his rear is. His transformation feels flimsy because nothing really clicks into place.

Figuarts Nadeshiko is my first female figure in the Figuarts line. My first reaction was that in comes in an extremely charming box. The figure is also VERY LIGHT. I was really taken aback by it. I figured it might have been the effect of me fooling around with Grendizer so much that every other toy felt lighter but when I held Nadeshiko up against Fourze I could really feel how much lighter she is against a normal Figuart. She's nice, got a great silver paint job but mine is slightly marred on her right boob of all places. Her accessories arent much either. I got her mainly to see what a female Rider figure would feel like since there's a big chance of getting Tackle and Femme in the near future. She's a nice complimentary figure to your Fourze collection but I wouldn't pay the premium for her.

Finally got me an Orange Pauldron Sandtrooper with some awesome desert weathering. makes my other Stormtroopers look like fresh recruits in comparison. Standard Stormtrooper articulation. Just some awesome weathering. Came with a floating Surveillance Droid thingy.