Just ordered it a few hours ago. Thanks for linking me to it a couple of months back!

Con-going it's quite unpleasant/exhausting. But, sometimes, you can find good stuff on promotion there; like this one here, wich I really liked from a while, and finally bought this winter for a price about US$30 cheaper than in summer. It was a good deal.

Been awhile since I bought any.

>>3
So awesome.

I decided to get a Miku, already. Among such variety, it wasn't that easy of a choice. I found this one at a local store, at a reasonable price; she looked cute enough (brand new) on its box, but still I wasn't completely sure about getting it. Anyway I could afford it right there, so I just took the chance...

When I opened it, at my house, I felt really really happy with having doing so.

1/7 Ikaros by Grands. 10/10 figure if you like the character. Perfect scale, sculpt and paint job.

I ordered her today...I'm a little nervous because she's only $39.99 instead of the usual $115. I hope she's not actually an off-brand.

>>240
Where did you order from?

>>241
It's actually from a local shop called Niko Niko. They said since they had store locations in Japan they payed less on shipping (which seems fishy to me) so charged less. The figures I've bought from them in the past have been in good condition, but never in the original packaging. I specifically requested that they keep her boxed, so hopefully its alright.

Same seller as last time, even better deal.

>>242
Best of luck to you with that.

>>242
>never in the original packaging
That sounds extremely strange, are you sure you're not just buying used figs they cleaned up?

well, technically, even if the item never had a previous owner, it's used the second it's removed from the package, even if done by a store owner, an item, any item at any store stops being new when opened.
Not to say I've never bought used figs myself, but most people are revolted by the idea of buying used figs because of the strange things many people do to them.
Just be careful is all bro.

>>243
I got that same figure at a comic store for about 40 bucks last year, what'd you pay?

>>245
Just under $24.

>>246
Screw you too, buddy.

Anyways, I don't regret paying that much because she's purty.

>>247
Maybe some day you'll be a savvy shopper like me.

I just ordered this and a set of DMC figures.

Just ordered it today
Hatters gonna hate
but look at the Meruru DVD... look!

>>243
nice, I didnt realise this figure was available so cheaply. I just ordered one.

>>242
I dunno what that place is like but dont assume something is legit just because its being sold in a shop. I prefer to shop online because the prices are better anyway but I've heard a lot of shops IRL are selling fake figmas etc.
however I dont think bootlegs of that figure exist so you should be ok.

>>255
>but I've heard a lot of shops IRL are selling fake figmas etc.

Now, where would that be?

>>256
in Brazil, for example
http://shikinami.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/bootlegfigma/

Bought it months ago. It's still in its original packaging, somewhere underneath the desk back at my dorm.

>>252
Hooray.

>>270
Hooray.

>>270
Hooray!

>>270

Apparently just got into stocks this week...

Incredibly cheap (US$ 17.90) and quite pretty (I think I'm glad I purchased this instead of Figma's).

>>308
Nice. I really need to browse playasia more, they have some great deals and stuff in stock that most others don't sometimes.

Finally grabbed this off ebay after being indecisive for way too long. Every other Aria fig costs 2 arms and 2 legs so I think this was a good purchase.

>>309
Last time I bought from the it took 2 months for the package to arrive..

These came in the mail today. Today, like every day is a glorious day to be a collector. I got all three for under $30 as well, so it was a great find.

Only ¥720 on hobbysearch. Too cute to pass up.

>>322
Awesome!

Finally got this. \o/

>>358
Looks nice!

Came today. Adorable.

>>360
Adorable! I want one.

Riko's moeness is a miracle of the universe.

>>369
Love that Yomiko fig.

>>369
Very cute indeed. Nice case!

arrived today.
a bit smaller than expected, but utterly beautiful.

Purchase confirmed.

>>475
Where can I get this?

>>476
Sorry, I didn't see your post until now.

I got it from ebay; prices are over the moon right now, everywhere I looked for, but I managed to catch a recent auction on wich I won it for $66 (release price was about $58); althought now I'm still waiting for an answer from the seller, because further shipping costs went crazy (and he's quite apathetic, so negotiations have been a pain in the ass)...

Anyway: it's a bit hard to find now and really expensive, among western distributers. You could also take your chances at yahoo.jp, though, or hope for a rerun (sometimes they DO happen... and too late).

Item reference for search:
Motoko Kusanagi 1/8
Good smile

Good luck, bro (and good luck to me too, because this is still a bit uncertain).

>>532
Thanks, I don't trust ebay or the sellers enough to buy anything on that site so I will refrain from it even though I'm a huge Motoko fan. I'll just have to wait until I get enough money and buy it the hard way.

Gonna have to buy a case to place these in soon.

Came today. Rigged up my ghetto lightbox to test it out.

This limited edition Rin arrived just today. I didn't actually know its main feature was to be a cast-off... (shirt and backpack removable; nipples are suggested -sculpted- on her flat chest)
Painting isn't the best, but it's nicely enough for its very low price.

>>556
Mine arrived a couple days ago. The face and body proportions don't resemble Haruhi as much as Figma's, but on the other hand is actually prettier than I expected from the preview pics. Details are clean; I specially liked the fact that her uniform and hair aren't black but a nice deep brown.

My Hatsune Miku HMO ver. Nendo finally arrived. It's my first nendo I bought, while I had a Kagamin Hiiragi summer uniform ver. figure before.

It includes several additions, such as leeks, hands, feets, instruments and headsets, with also a clear plastic base with a connection for Miku's back for showcasing and posing. It also features two optional faces.

The nendo's joints are so small and delicate. It's a gorgeous and well made nendo. Surely worth it.

So I bought this on amazon, I have Kuroko maid, glasses Miku, and Miyafuji figma on order, and I nearly stopped myself from buying all 5 k-on figmas, which I will probably do anyway when I get my first paycheck, as well as buy a Tewi, a Cirno, and possibly a Reisen fig with the second, and a Charlotte figma when it comes out.

I hate you all.

>>815

Well, I just made up my mind and pre-ordered this a moment ago.
Now I'm pretty much broke for the rest of the month AGAIN.

>>815
Enjoy everything!

>>816
Tell me about it. After textbooks and figures, there is no money for anything else so I live off packet noodles and water. LIVING THE DREAM BELOW THE POVERTY LINE.
>>815
Yeah, I am wanthing a glasses miku, a cirno and that maid kuroko but I only have $50 in my account. When that charlotte figure comes out (If it does) it will be a glorious day.

Arrived today, together with some cookies and a friendly letter... but without the ladle.

I checked the the original item description; it wasn't told explicitly, but neither was the item shown on the pictures; and it was known to come without a box (i.e. it's a before used item)... so it was my mistake. Anyway, I wrote to the seller to comment him on this (thought not really as a complain), and to give him my best wishes, there in Japan (althought is useless).

It's actually a vey nice figure, regardless. I did like it a lot. I might find something later, to subsitute the missing ladle...

On a different note: just in case, never buy garage kits from this guys:
http://myworld.ebay.com/resinplus/?_trksid=p4340.l2559
They suck really hard (bad recasting, bad decals -no white ink-, unintelligible instructions booklet... *sigh*).

My sister got me this as a late birthday gift. We're not sure if it's bootleg but apart from minor paint blemishes it looks like the real thing.

Still, it's nice of her.

bisonyes.wav

Though I remember Tohno mentioning the black paint of the strikers easily rubbing off on her legs on his fig blog, and after putting on the strikers I found out just how easily he meant. Also wrestling with her to get her to hold onto her rifle with 2 hands was a pain DAMMIT MIYAFUJI JUST HOLD ONTO THE GODDAMMED GUN WITH 2 HANDS. Though in the process of getting her to hold it properly the paint on the gun rubbed off on her shirt, I'm probably just gonna have to get a little aggressive with a q-tip and some water.

though I never noticed this in the anime, but that is not how you hold a rifle, the buttstock is under her shoulder, which would make recoil a big problem. Then again, I'm not sure a 14-year-old girl would be able to carry an autocannon in the first place...

>>886
magic

>>887
Right, forgot about that.

I totally forgot about the Biribiri Beach Queens figure that I preordered. It's going to come soon in 2-3 weeks.

Got this in a week or so ago. Pretty happy with it.

>>913
Here, have the Wave Beach Queen Nanoha and Fate on pre-order. Even though they have some QUALITY issues I can't complain too much, also not gonna pass judgment until I actually get them in.

>>889
>>914

Damn... A man within my means have to take rather difficult decisions all the time. But if I'd have enough money to spare, I'd so collect most of Beach Queen portraits... and Touhous...
and several complete K-ON! sets (including Sawa-chan, if possible).

*SIGH*

>>917
>including Sawa-chan, if possible
as if they'll ever make a fig of Sawa-chan ;_;

My aunt came to visit a few weeks ago and gave me some cash. Managed to find one of these in a small online shop in Hawaii, made sure to call to see if they still had her in stock, and they did.

Surprising for a figure discontinued two years ago. Weeks of searching payed off. Now if only I could find a Dakimakura, my life would be complete.

>>943
*&(*#^&%*(&*@#%

Where did you find this, and do they ship internationally

>>943
I wasn't able to find any place that had a dakimakura of her in stock but I did find that there was at least one doujin circle that produced one.

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-146989.html

I found the circles shop online (I think) but I don't know enough moon runes to figure out if they have any more of her in stock or would be able to make more.
http://www.d-dakimakura.com/shop/html/

Worst case you can try and find a high res image that you like that would work for a dakimakura (not that hard) and then have a custom one made.

>>944
>>944
Lucky I didn't check on TC until just now. I cancelled that order, it seems the store has a completely horrendous record and does not update it's webpage. The owner has a large record of scamming and never mailing goods ordered through them. I contacted my bank and cancelled all check clearings on my card set from the last few days. I'll just pay the extra cash and get the figure through .jp auctions.

http://www.bbb.org/hawaii/business-reviews/toys-retail/toys-n-joys-in-honolulu-hi-2468

Business bureau review of the store in question. It makes we wonder how a business like this is even allowed to keep running with such a terrible record.

Just ordered.

Guess what? at the end, I did buy it...

Her price went down a little and I realized that, if I ignored one of my DEBT$, I could buy it right away. The figure itself should be of more than good quality (Kotobukiya/4-leaves production) and the store looks ok (they did make the shipment the very next day), so I'm just a bit worried about the customs but we'll see.

I also just hope nothing extraordinary happens next month so I can pay the rest of what I owe

>>1030
That posterior

Just bought these. My first ever figs! Got them in the HLJ sale.

>>1033
and this

>>1033

I think they did a really nice job with that set.

Too bad the anime was such a turd.

>>1035
>turd

The OVA? I enjoyed it...

Of course it's nothing like a seinen master-work or a humble-but-delicate piece (like, say, Makoto Shinkai's first shorts); but, for a side product of a Miku-doujin character (made just for the sake of her looks after some random song), they delivered a coherently enough story at least the realistic/scholar half with an attractive trade-mark artistic style and a decent portait of what we love to see: girls and their feelings through daily (yet difficult) situations... or so I think.

The soundtrack had some nice stuff, too; a bit in the style of Haruhi's Disappearance.

Just got this in the mail today. I have the Fate one to go with it but not going to be able to get pics for the completed scene till this weekend.

>>1037
i'm pretty excited for it. it only cost me 2400 yen.

>>1037

I also greatly enjoyed the OVA.

>>1038

Got this in today. I've always wanted it and knew I'd be happy with it, but I'm truly blown away with how good it actually is. Probably my favorite figure to date.

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>>1063
Wow, what a nice looking Yui! I don't remenber seeing it in any kind of catalogue of prodution, who are the makers of it?

I remenber also seeing a set of the K-on girls with theyre first ending costumes, really well made and good poses, but I cannot remenber theyre producers as well. If anyone knows of this set, please enlighten me.

>>1064
She's made by Kotobukiya and Movic. As far as I know the only other fig of this set is this Mio. The figs you're referring to from the ED were made by Kyoto Animation.

http://myfigurecollection.net/item/24773_k_on_akiyama_mio_1_8_ending_ver_don_t_say_lazy_kyo
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/31113_k_on_tainaka_ritsu_1_8_ending_ver_don_t_say_lazy_k
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/36620_k_on_kotobuki_tsumugi_1_8_ending_ver_don_t_say_laz
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/44942_k_on_hirasawa_yui_1_8_ending_ver_don_t_say_lazy_ky
http://myfigurecollection.net/item/57817_k_on_nakano_azusa_1_8_ending_ver_listen_kyoto_anim

Post edited on 15th May 2011, 9:48am

:)

Yay more Feito.

Even more delicious Fate, this time with 100% more Nanoha! (Sorry for crappy camera phone quality, will get better pics later).

>>1088
>>1089
Never enough Feito.

>>1090
That's exactly what I tell my wallet (especially with the recent USD:JPY rates). Though I'm almost done collecting her. Goal is to fill up an entire detolf with Nanoha and Fate figs.

just arrived.

>>1094
its a lot bigger than I was expecting.

>>1095
and fanservice

>>1096
awesome

>>1094
>>1095
>>1096

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>>1096
are the panties removable?

>>1099
yes

>>1100
cool, makes me kind of want to get one myself now, she was one of the few good characters in queen's blade after all.

It's here!!

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