Raging Crystal Primes and a lot of NO, Thank You!

This is going to be such an awesome way to start a post cos Nemmy is already extremely fucking pissed off! Why I hear ask? That would be because Amazon had posted my order of the Anime Legends Escaflowne DVD last fucking Saturday (the official date of release was Monday) that I'M STILL FUCKING WAITING ON TO ARRIVE!!!

Seriously, why the fuck is it taking so long to arrive (just thinking about it is making me even more pissed) that's what I'd like to bloody well know?!

Not only that, but those fuckers at Customs tried (and gloriously FAILED I should add) to sting me on the following haul from Japan. Even so, the bastards still managed to delay the delivery of it by a day while they were fucking around in their attempt to extort more money out of me! This time however, I got the winning hand and WON! WON!! WON!!!

Anyway, that's enough ranting (and the dropping of F-Bombs) for now, it's time for the haul itself.


Thursday, Fan2Fan, I (firstly) received...

• Revoltech Three-stage Transformation Valkyrie VF-1J Max Ver.
• figma Yui Hirasawa
• figma Tsumugi Kotobuki
• figma Ritsu Tainaka
• figma Azusa Nakano
• Revoltech Three-stage Transformation Valkyrie VF-1J Milia Ver.
• figma Ui Hirasawa
• figma Saber Alter
• figma Black☆Rock Shooter
• Nendoroid Snow Miku
  

Thursday, Fan2Fan, I (secondly) received...

• Good Smile Company 1/7 Saber Lily ~Golden Caliburn~

Thursday, Fan2Fan, I (thirdly) received...

• Transformers 2010 Henkei Sons of Cybertron
• Transformers Animated Encyclopedia
• Transformers 2010 Animated Sons of Cybertron
• Animated TA-38 Wingblade Optimus Prime
  

Although this isn't a bad haul by Nemmy standards, it will seem a little weak in the face of what I will be receiving (provided it gets here without interference from those fuckers at Customs) that'll make some folk pretty damn envious (all I can say is remember the oath sworn through courage).

Nemmy and stress, not a good combination

Like last week, I'm still feeling the same, only way more stressed from having another dealing with those fuckers at HMRC and Parcelfarce that cost me £31 in fees!


Monday, Fan2Fan, I received...

• Kotobukiya 1/8 Kuroko Shirai
• Alter 1/8 Yui Hirasawa
• Alter 1/8 Mio Akiyama
  

Monday, Fan2Fan, I also received...

• DX Chogokin VF-27β Lucifer Valkyrie Grace O' Connor Custom
  
• Busou Shinki Altlene (with bonus helmet)
• Alternity A-04 Starscream White Pearl
  
• Alternity A-04 Skywarp Witch Purple Pearl
  
• S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Skull
• figma Mio Akiyama
• Henkei! Henkei! Gentei! Gentei! Dark Skyfire
  

Thursday, Kapow Toys and derbycitymedia, I received...

• Generations Cybertronian Optimus Prime
• Generations Cybertronian Bumblebee
• Revenge of the Fallen Autobot Skids & Mudflap
• Generations Autobot Drift
• Generations Thrust
• Air The Motion Picture
  

I won't be commenting on the items themselves cos a lot of them are still unopened (some were going to remain like that anyway) and I don't really feel up to it on the ones I have opened (not even on the Air movie which is exactly the same as the last one only packaged different), but I will give a word of thanks to Kapow Toys for the gratis Skids and Mudflap.

You have to love the big boxes these small figures arrive in

I just received a small delivery from HobbyLink Japan.


It was this Portrait.Of.Pirates Mugiwara Theater Nico Robin.

Again, like when I got my Nami, there's not a lot I can say about a small scale anime figure.

Another load of toys fresh from Japan

Today brought me another delivery of toys from Fan2Fan.


Most of the items were of the figma and Revoltech variety.

• Revoltech SFO He Tai Shou
• figma Makina Hoshimura
• figma Haruhi Suzumiya Cheerleader Ver.
• figma Mikuru Asahina Cheerleader Ver.
• figma Haruhi Suzumiya Summer Clothes Ver.
• Revoltech Revolution Jagi
• Revoltech SFO Chun-Li
• Revoltech Fraulein Yoko Movie ver.
• figma Signum
• figma Saber Casual Ver.
• figma Shirou Emiya
• S.H.Figarts Masked Rider Gaoh
  

But I did get a couple of anime figures too.

Max Factory 1/8 Haruhi Suzumiya Gekisou Ver.
Alter 1/7 Fate T. Harlaown Shin Sonic Form

This will probably be the last of my 'big' hauls for 2009, and it was a pretty decent one at that.

Lovely customer service and my first Masterpiece Black Convoy

In the last two days I received this lovely lot of toys.


The first shipment is from Fan2Fan, and it contained.

• Kotobukiya 1/8 Index
• Wave 1/7 Kyou Fujibayashi
• Henkei! Henkei! Gentei! Gentei! Dirge
• Henkei! Henkei! Gentei! Gentei! Thrust
• Henkei! Henkei! Gentei! Gentei! Strafe
• Alternity A-01 Convoy Vibrant Red
• Alternity A-01 Convoy Ultimate Metal Silver
• Alternity A-01 Convoy Super Black
• Kotobukiya 1/7 Rei Ayanami Gothic Lolita Blanc Ver.
• Alter 1/8 Rei Ayanami
• Busou Shinki Light Armor Valona
• Busou Shinki Light Armor Werkstra
  

The second shipment is from Kapow Toys, and it contained.

• Masterpiece MP-1B Convoy Black Ver.
• City Commander Add-On Set
• Revenge of the Fallen Recon Ironhide
  

I have to give a huge thank you to Kapow Toys for this one, as they dealt with my queries about the delay of the Add-On Set and using the £5 refund from it towards Recon Ironhide very promptly.

But the crown jewel of this haul is Masterpiece Black Convoy.

I've been wanting to see this repaint for many years now and it is finally in the hands of yours truly!

Sixth Rangers and a few other goodies

I didn't get all of these items today; I was simply too lazy to post about them until now.


First from HobbyLink Japan and Frankie (a.k.a. toyspark) we have.

• Portrait.Of.Pirates Mild Nico Robin Dereshi ver.
• Alternity A-02 Megatron Diamond Black
  

Next up is two of the newer releases in the Power Rangers Super Legends range I received from chassie4011 and 1977gp.

• Super Samurai Green Ranger
• Titanium Rescue Ranger
  

And I also purchased all of the Metrodome G1 DVDs again because my old sets had some discs that'd refuse to play properly (on several players including my PC), so I thought "right, fuck you!" and looked on Play.com where I found the lot going for £20.

It was a fine day to receive such a small figure

I find it quite comical whenever I receive small items from HobbyLink Japan.

You get these big ass boxes even for stuff as dinky as this Portrait.Of.Pirates Mugiwara Theater Nami figure that turned up today.


And that's about it for this post, as I can't think of anything else to say regarding the figure.

Starting the week with a load of new toys

I'll keep this brief as I want to have a better look at this haul I received from Fan2Fan.


I got me some figma, Revoltech and Souchaku Henshin.

• figma.BP Suzaku Kururugi x2
• figma Doala Visitor ver.
• figma Rin Kagamine
• figma Len Kagamine
• Revoltech Fraulein Mami Futami Snow Strawberry Ver.
  
• figma Shana Enpatsu ver.
• Souchaku Henshin Masked Rider Arc & Rey

A few more anime figures.

• Gift 1/8 Saber
• Alter 1/7 Teana Lanster
• Lilics 1/6 Limit Gunz
  

And finally, I have these Valkyries from Macross Frontier.

• DX Chogokin VF-25F Messiah Alto Custom
• DX Chogokin VF-25S Messiah Ozma Custom

This little assortment of goodies will keep me busy for awhile until my next shipment arrives.

Better late than never is a good way to describe this purchase

Like I said when I got my Henkei Convoy. I had some eBay vouchers, and I redeemed the 10% off voucher on this Reinforce Zwei figure from rosarybox.


Reinforce Zwei was one of the first releases in the 1/7 scale Nanoha StrikerS figure range by Alter, and I rather foolishly missed out on getting her while she was still readily avilable on the market.

I didn't have anything else in mind for that voucher, so it became the perfect chance to finally get her into my collection of anime figures.

Minato will now have a Fate to stand with

I just saw something today that reminded of that 'Minato' figure I made an post about in late January.

And the reason why I'm mentioning it again now is because of this.


Good Smile Company have just made it harder to do that Minato comparison with their swimsuit Nanoha by releasing a matching figure of Fate T. Harlaown in her swimsuit attire.

I originally had little interest in getting that Nanoha figure, but now I kinda want it as there'll be a Fate to display with her.

How can anyone resist having these Nanoha and Saber figures?

Well, it appears Alter will be getting more of my money now that I've seen their awesome looking (StrikerS) Nanoha Takamachi and Saber Lily figures.

Both of these figures have a release date of October, and that gives me a little over four months to scrape together some funds to get them.

I know one thing that'll probably scare me about Nanoha once I have her in my possession. Her box might be even bigger than that of Hayate!

I never thought this haul would arrive today!

I got myself quite the unexpected haul from Fan2Fan today.

The reason it was unexpected is because I didn't even know that Ryan had sent it until the Parcelfarce guy arrived with them.

More importantly though, here are all the wonderful toys that were in those parcels.


These were the Revoltech, figma and S.I.C. items I received.

• Revoltech Fraulein Haruka Hasegawa
• Revoltech Fraulein Miki Hoshii Noel Angelic Ver.
• S.I.C. Masked Rider Shadow Moon & Black
• figma Miyuki Takara Winter Uniform ver.
• figma Sun Seto
• figma Sakura Hime JPWA Tag Tournament ver.

These were the Nendoroid and freebie items I received.

• Nendoroid Miku Hatsune
• Nendoroid Rin Kagamine
• Nendoroid Len Kagamine
• Nendoroid Shana Epatsu-Shakugan Ver.
• Nendoroid Saber Lion
• Some gashapon-esque Masked Rider Zanki figure
  

This was (by far) the largest item I received.

• Alter 1/7 Hayate Yagami

And finally, these were the anime figure items I received.

• Good Smile Company 1/7 Shiki Ryougi Garannodou
• Alpha x Omega 1/8 Kallen Kouzuki Bunny Girl Ver.
• Wave 1/8 Yoko Space-Look Ver.
• Alter 1/8 Asa Shigure
• Resinya 1/6 Kudryavka Noumi Wafu pose ver.
• Kotobukiya 1/8 Kyou Fujibayashi

Personally, I think the biggest shocker inside this haul for me was the Hayate figure cos the box for her was so fucking huge she needed her own damn photo!

August gathering for the Galactic Fairy

I was beginning to think Alpha x Omega weren't going to release the other Macross Frontier figures they showed off at some event I can no longer recall.

But that is no longer a worry as their Sheryl Nome figure has just gone up for pre-ordering in the usual places.


Now I didn't like how the series ended, but I'm still interested in owning a figure of the Galactic Fairy.

Actually, make that most Macross Frontier related merchandise in general (like Klan Klang figure I got not too long ago).

Confirming the truth with Kotonoha Katsura

This figure of Kotonoha Katsura has been on my wants list ever since I saw the prototype.

And today it appeared for pre-ordering on Ami Ami with a release date of July.

Now if my assumptions from these pictures are true, Kotobukiya have done better job than I could have hoped for.

It looks like she'll be interchangeable between her normal state of mind and her broken state of mind complete with the infamous bag which contains Makoto Itou's severed head in the finale of the anime.

Here's a figure that's dying for a Nice Boat!

I could almost kick myself for not knowing of the development of this figure sooner. I only learned about it from seeing some prototype pictures on AkibaHobby by chance.

It had even been shown off on Kotoblog without my realising it!


Ah well, the main reason I'm annoyed is because this is a figure of a character I've been wanting for the last couple of years. So I'm feeling grateful towards Kotobukiya for making one of her.

This is Kotonoha Katsura from School Days; who you may remember better if she had a bloodstained dozuki in her hand. I know I do as I used that uncensored DVD scene of her holding it from episode 12 of the anime for my current signature on TheTF.net.

And on a related note. Sekai Project are apparently very close to releasing a partial English patch for the School Days VN!

I'm not too fussed about it being a partial patch, I just want to play the VN I've been waiting to understand since the anime ended.

I'll be the one in a Riot if I don't get this Fate

Of all the characters from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS that Alter have been making into figures. This one is easily my most wanted of the bunch as Fate Testarossa played a major part in drawing my eye to the Nanoha franchise to begin with.

Their newest figure is of one Fate T. Harlaown with her Barrier Jacket in New Sonic Form wielding Bardiche Assault as either the Riot Blade or Riot Zanber.


Again, this is another figure that is due for release in August.

Ugh, I'm still pissed that I haven't managed to obtain Alter's previous Fate Testarossa as I consider it to be one of the most awesome and impressive figures that I've ever seen.

And with that in mind. I will not be missing my chance to get an order in for their newest figure of Fate!

I'm feeling rather happy right now!

I just received my newest haul from Fan2Fan today. It was quite a big haul too as it took two boxes to ship it all over from Japan.

I'll break the run-down of what was inside them into three parts - Kamen Rider, Anime figures and Transformers.


These were the Kamen Rider items in the parcels.

• S.H.Figuarts Masked Rider Kabuto
• S.H.Figuarts Masked Rider Gatack
• S.H.Figuarts Masked Rider 1
  
• S.H.Figuarts Masked Rider V3
• S.H.Figuarts Masked Rider Caucasus
• S.I.C. Masked Rider Den-O Gun Form & Ryutaros Imagin
• S.I.C. Masked Rider Den-O Rod Form & Ax Form
• Medicom Project BM! Masked Rider Nega Den-O

These were the Anime figure items in the parcels.

• Alpha x Omega 1/8 Klan Klang Micron Ver.
  
• Medicom Project BM! Zero (R2 Ver.)
• Revoltech Danboard 7-Eleven Ver.
  

And finally, these were the Transformers items in the parcels.

• Henkei! Henkei! C-09 Lambor
• Henkei! Henkei! C-10 Cybertron Streak
• Henkei! Henkei! C-11 Ironhide
• Henkei! Henkei! C-14 Ratchet
• Henkei! Henkei! D-05 Destron Octone
• Henkei! Henkei! D-06 Galvatron

Not a bad haul if I do say so myself!

Wave show their love for Kyou too

I kinda knew in advance that Aoshima were doing a figure of Kyou as I saw it in the prototype stage.

But today after browsing Ami Ami for new items as I do quite regularly. I found another figure listing for Kyou Fujibayashi. Only difference this time is that the company behind it are Wave.


She isn't due out until August. But I'm already set in wanting to order this one more than the Aoshima one.

I'm glad Kyou is getting new figures by various companies, as she was a favourite of mine in the VN and the anime.

But after Kyou there is another CLANNAD character I'd like new figures of, and that's Tomoyo Sakagami.

And my reason for that? Well, she is the main character I've used as my signature and avatar on nearly every forum I'm a member of barring the TheTF.net.

Gift's King of Knights goes Limited Edition

I had only spotted this on the off chance. But it appears Gift will be selling a Limited Edition variant of their Saber figure as a Gift Online Shop exclusive.

The figure is due out in May. However, it doesn't look like they'll be taking orders for it before April 4th.


Like the WonderFest exclusive Limited Edition of Saber Alter that I own. This Saber figure have her long haired look that you don't see too often on her.

And now that I've seen this, I want it. Such is the woe of being a collector of anime figures.

At least the figure market is giving Kyou some attention

Kyou Fujibayashi may have gotten screwed over by KyoAni, but it seems the same can't be said for Aoshima.

Our neglected dictionary throwing tsundere will be getting two figure releases by Funny Knights (never heard of them before) in June. A standard Gym Clothes Ver. and a Milestone Ver. variation with furry animal ears and a tail.


One thing that interests me about this figure is that she has been designed to sit on the edge of your computer moniter.

I wouldn't do that with mine if I got her. But I think it's an amusing way for displaying a figure in my book.