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01-21-2021, 10:10 PM | #71 |
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A small Mandarake order (in volume, if not in value), alongside a couple plastic robot toys. -Seihou Hibiki, because he's a grail and I had some okay money things happen. -SHODO Kuuga and Kabuto, because I just started displaying my SHODOs and I'm trying to fill out their ranks. -Kingdom Warpath, because I'm largely a G1 collector (not for nostalgia, I just like vehicle modes). -Kingdom Cheetor, because I'd like to sample the new Beast Wars guys, even if I never watched Beast Wars and really dislike beast modes. -Kamen Rider Specter and Kamen Rider Necrom, because... honestly, because it's KickHopper's fault. So, previously, I had a rule for buying Figuarts. Main Riders only, and just their base suits. (Also, I can't take them out of the package and display them until I finish watching their series.) I'd get RabbitTank for Build, for example, and that's the only figure I'd get from that series. No power-ups, no villains, and no secondaries. And then KickHopper came along, that glorious failure of a fraud, and all promises to myself got broken. I'm watching Kabuto, KickHopper gets introduced, and immediately I'm like, I can make an exception for Kamen Rider What If That Sigh People Did When They Want You To Ask Them What's Wrong Was A Man. I start scouring sites for good condition KickHoppers, no dice, but then I start envisioning my eventual figure display: all mains, plus one jerk-off motion of a character from Kabuto. That'd look insane. Am I really going to make an exception for KickHopper, when I've been depriving myself of secondaries I've loved for way longer? I'm going to pick up KickHopper (and likely PunchHopper), but pass on Necrom, on Lazer, on Cross-Z's rerelease? That sounds crazy. So, to better accommodate KickHopper into my collection (should I find a non-busted one), I've amended my rules. Mains and secondaries only, no power-ups or villains. (However! If a villain joins the heroes in a form, I'll get that one. Like, yes to Rogue, and yes to Zombie Gamer X-0.) And I decided to inaugurate my collection of secondaries (topical!) with Specter and Necrom, for two reasons. First, I really like those suits. I know folks don't all love that series, and I've heard these figures aren't that great, but I like these boys and I like their suits. (Necrom more than Specter, if I'm being honest.) The other reason was that I was already getting Hibiki, and I could add on the two Ghost secondaries without the bill being too high. They were reasonably priced! Probably because no one likes them! tl:dr I liked a terrible Kabuto character so much I started buying Figuarts from other shows. I'm a Figuarts guy now. It's going to be some year!
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01-21-2021, 10:54 PM | #72 |
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The entire Recent Purchases January 2021 board:
I am aware of the many pitfalls of starting/expanding a Figuarts collection! It... I am planning to keep things well-paced and curated. Even adding things like secondaries, it's not such a big ask? I've been cutting down on stuff like SO-DO and plastic robot toys, so there's a little room in the budget for them. Plus, I'd rather pace myself with them? I like the idea of getting a few older figures each month, slowly building out a roster, rather than maxing out a credit card to get everything. I would like this project to last me a little while! But, yeah, I get that things can spiral out of control. I started with just I'll Get Only Mains, and a couple years later I'm like I'll Get Only Mains And Secondaries. But, like, collections change and grow? I'm okay expanding things every couple years, as one part of the collection gets closer to completion. I'm, right now, happy with my choices? I don't know. I like the little section of superheroes I got going.
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01-21-2021, 11:20 PM | #73 |
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Shoot, sorry if I came across a bit rude or invasive
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01-21-2021, 11:24 PM | #74 |
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Not at all! I appreciate the concern! Y'all are fans looking out for other fans, and that's the best. I'm sorry if I made you feel like you weren't being helpful!
I just thought it was funny, being like Hey I Found This New Thing To Collect and having multiple people be like Welcome To Figuarts, Kamen Rider Die - Hope You Survive The Experience!
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01-21-2021, 11:49 PM | #75 |
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Not at all! I appreciate the concern! Y'all are fans looking out for other fans, and that's the best. I'm sorry if I made you feel like you weren't being helpful!
I just thought it was funny, being like Hey I Found This New Thing To Collect and having multiple people be like Welcome To Figuarts, Kamen Rider Die - Hope You Survive The Experience!
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01-21-2021, 11:58 PM | #76 |
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I mean, the link was just supposed to lead to this cover, I wasn't planning on posting it, but here it is! A joke reference!
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01-22-2021, 10:42 AM | #77 |
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Someone out there is a Secondary Riders Only collector and I have to imagine they are living their best life.
I don't actually have that many SHF, but I have: 2 main primary riders, 1 upgrade form, 2 secondary riders, and 1 whatever Genm Zombie is
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01-22-2021, 11:17 AM | #78 |
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Just received my prize package in the mail, along with my Black Hole Evolt SHF. Really grateful and thankful to Tokunation and the community that I have these now. Just gotta find Red and Gold's zords.
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01-22-2021, 11:24 AM | #79 |
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Can you call it a purchase if you haven't paid the invoice yet?
I ordered Sodo Book2 and Book3, Figure-Rise Standard Build as well as an HG Gundam RX-78-2 to try out. |
01-22-2021, 11:29 AM | #80 |
Some guy. I'm alright.
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It looks right at home in your collection, grats!
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