This post is going to be a bit on the long side so I suggest you take a seat and maybe grab a drink to pass the time. All done? right! Let’s begin!

Due to some logistical errors (blame royal mail) there wasn’t much which arrived in the month of September, even though around 1/3rd of what was ordered was expected, so I decided to combine the 2 into 1 big post. So here’s what I bought in the past 2 months.

A bit of a step up from the usual and ridiculously expensive to boot!! Thanks to this lot, I don’t think I’ll be buying any new stuff for the next few months, aside from that which has already been preordered. So that leaves The bayonetta artbook, Otacool (which should be arriving any day now), Figma Aegis (again, on it’s way), Sheryl Nome NA edition, Nendoroid Drossel (My first and possibly only nendo purchase. Exelica came with the game I wanted!)  and maybe Nanoha Exceed mode, if she actually gets released in 2009!!

But for now, lets take a closer look!

First, we have the slightly less interesting stuff. The PVC figures and Hoihoi, who I preordered as soon as it was announced!! I haven’t built Hoihoi yet, but I am amazed by some of the mods which have popped up already. I’ve seen HoiHoi Saber, Shana and Ryomou Shimei (Ikkitousen) to name a few!! Unfortunately, Hoihoi got “royal Mail’d” and got slapped with a customs charge of £11 Just to put things into perspective, Hoihoi is worth £20 and the VAT is around £3. The rest of the charge was the Royal mail handling charge!!!!
I was livid!!! The only thing which stopped me from making an official complaint was the fact that Saber lily, which was more expensive and held a more expensive charge, got away scott free. So I just took it down as some kind of karmic balance. (plus being charged for hoihoi was cheaper than being charged for saber).
Combat-San is supposedly due for release next year. I’m so getting one of her!!!

One purchase I forgot to put into the above pic is my Revoltech Reycal! I finally got her!!!!!
Here she is posing with my modelling knife and her armour howl next to Hoihoi. (the joke about the pose will be lost on you unless you’ve read the first chapter of the manga!)

And here are the ladies. I was on the fence for Sheryl for a long time but caved in at the last minute due to my love of the character. My experiences with Megahouse haven’t healed yet so that was another cause for concern but it looks like they sorted the paint removing issue at least, tho they still don’t add instructions for the castoff!!
Saber lily was actually an accident. I must have gotten swept up by the chatter about her when she was first announced and preordered her many months ago. I then forgot about the order due to the number of delays and didn’t know I still had her on order until I was sent an email by HLJ saying that she was shipped!! oops!
Still, She is rather impressive, tho I have to somewhat agree with Tommy in that the pose, while dynamic, doesn’t lend itself well topics at multiple angles. I was thinking about selling her on as I’m sure that there are people who missed out and are more than willing to part with their cash for her, but I changed my mind as I have something I want to try. Not sure what her resale value will be afterwards…

Next, we’re onto the cool(er) stuff!

First up, we have my Replicant works vol 5, which I bought from HLJ when they were doing their free shipping deal. It’s always fun to see the kits of yesteryear!
And on the left we have the original MS Girls artbook!!! I bought this from fellow figure.fm member, Radiant when he was selling it on the site. As soon as I saw it, I pounced on it so quickly that even Ussain Bolt  would have trouble keeping up!! I’ve had the scans for the longest time but having the physical book is something else! Thanks Radiant!!!

Next up, we have my only purchases to have arrived in September!! (Sheryl and Reycal were due but they didn’t arrive till early October). This is my event exclusive loot from Chara Hobby way back in August!
I bought them using Tokyo Hunter and I would whole heartedly recommend the service. Joseph (the guy who runs it) is a really cool and friendly dude and the service is honest and prompt. Sure, you do end up paying a little more than the items value but you’re asking him to wake up early and queue up for you so I think it’s a fair trade!!!

His service doesn’t encompass everything (no auctions for example) but if you’re looking for an event or mailorder exclusive item on sale in Japan, go for Tokyo Hunter!
But back to the items.

This is the Fighters Special VF-25 Alto version. Pretty dull, all things considered.

Here’s what you get. It’s a deceptive little thing as it’s just the fighter. No transformation gimmick or other neat stuff. This is it. It’s deceptive because there are lots of little gaps in specific areas which suggest that it could actually transform, but if you tried, you would just break it. Truth be told, I wasn’t interested in the Jet, I wanted what came with it!!!

The limited edition Sheryl Nome display base!!! woohoo!!! Yes, there was a Ranka version as well, but who cares about that one? I’m thinking of using this as the base for my Sheryl Nome GK I’m working on but I’m undecided at this point. but it still looks awesome!! (yes, I have a thing for Sheryl Nome).

My final purchase from Chara Hobby was…

Need I say more? All together now…

And finally, we have…

Yes, that non-descriptive box is an item as well. This was my last purchases in October and the reason for my spending freeze. But they are too awesome for this post, so I’m giving them one all to themselves. You can find it here!

And just for the heck of it, here’s the tower of shipping boxes which arrived within 1 week!

If that’s not a good reminder to always recycle, I don’t know what is!!!!

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