Japanese Vinyl and Figures V11


Anime Figures (アニメのフィギュア）
Figure collecting and the otaku come hand in hand. In fact, figure collecting has been called the otaku’s “drug of choice.” The hobby as a whole can be quite overwhelming to the new comer with so many different brands, models, and sometimes outrageous prices. It can be a lot to take and at times will scare off those interested.

Why Collect Anime Figures?
Collecting as a hobby in general is nothing new. People collect all sorts of things, be it the classics like stamps and baseball cards or the more odd choices out there. Anime figure collecting can really be seen as a supplement to a love of anime and manga, because the characters portrayed in the figures are almost always from anime and manga. This is really where the appeal comes for many. Figures are a way to take your favorite characters off of the 2D screen or page and put them right in front of you. Individual figures can be appealing because of their detail, general style or mixture of both.



Currently Hotly discussed/popular figure(s)



This post has been edited by EXkurogane: Jun 4 2014, 10:30 PM

Meow~~~

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This post has been edited by St. Teh: May 24 2014, 05:29 PM

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This post has been edited by EXkurogane: May 24 2014, 05:41 PM

Checked!

V11 report in!!

Ahahahahaha! V11 at last.

Congrats V11

congratz v11

No way!!

Haha I guess I'm the only one left from the very first thread

Hehe my 1st post in the new thread.

Just secured the order of this figure on Manda last night, with 'merely' 9k JPY, unopened condition.

Despite I haven't pay it, but I'm quite happy with this 'grab', since its usual aftermarket price is around 10-13k JPY(?).

still buying, just not posting lah. but starting to slowly kena RAH poison now...

Fuuuu....

High res: http://myfigurecollection.net/picture/1003136

Nikon D5200
f/22, ISO-100, 3 secs shutter speed, fluorescent WB, Matrix metering

Shibuya Rin gets a stage



Setup:

AmiAmi don't accept my credit card.. :/

How are you guys paying for stuff? Paypal?

anyone interested getting this re-release

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?sc...0-S001&page=top

Grabbed Velvet from HS sales for only 4900 ^^

This post has been edited by zito9: May 27 2014, 08:37 AM

hlj.com giler ketang bapak murah giler punye sale

http://www.hlj.com/Clearance-Sale-2014?utm...bef48-225216217

sad i missed out on hs sale again

hlj price 5390
http://www.hlj.com/product/AMXAX-0094/Fig

What CC your using? usually is your bank blocking it

Quite the massive clearance by HLJ indeed...But the site crashed again...

cool!
HS still cheaper.
also, never like hlj, horrible customer service.

This post has been edited by zito9: May 27 2014, 10:33 AM

how did i reach that high...
or maybe v10 was dat old...

maybe you met the rotten apple in the bunch?

cuz you kept troll-replying to my trolls

Ya, mebbe you were served by a poor rep. Never had any problems with them either.

Although their sales are usually 95% rubbish with the remaining 5% being stuff that most collectors will actually want.

But their model kits and military scale sales normally awesome if you're into that kind of stuff. DAMN you egg planes!!!!

Nanami Chiaki up for PO
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10277318

Should i PO it or i should wait it release?
Any sifu can forecast if this figure would price drop after release?

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gc...006176&page=top
Amiami is cheaper, but amiami used to cost more for shipping because of their boxing, right?

This post has been edited by edwardccg: May 27 2014, 12:03 PM

I want that one, but i dont think i will PO. I also didnt PO Kirigiri, but on her release i'll snatch her off Amiami i think

hahah beli jer if you ask me.
figures are a distraction and a hobby to de-stress, not something to fret over bah.

don't sweat the small stuff

i will wait for release... dont think it will be sell out

HLJ on clearance sales..

Zito...

HLJ 4900Y only

Dizzy 7670Y



Velvet 5300Y, still expensive than HS

HS added some items to their bargain bin

Saw that too.....
But this month koyak d....

These 2 gals look like sisters.

I have stocks in the private warehouse..

Shipping out June., we can share the shipping cost if you like

yes very look alike.. so you getting one? I think she's cast off as well.. if you see her hands..

Too bad Alleyne is 1/6 and She's 1/7... if not i could display them side by side

This post has been edited by jayjay11: May 27 2014, 02:08 PM

I got Alleyne already, that Muramasa I'm not planning to get it.......

Confirmed by moeyo IINM

Maybank Cherry Debit Card.
Strange.. I'm pretty sure I've made it accessible for any overseas charge.

Btw, HLJ managed to make me buy some ship models. orz

This post has been edited by AutoKing93: May 27 2014, 04:26 PM

Since this is by phat.
I was thinking to get from frontier station cause they are selling at retail price

The current discounted price add up shipping i guess is closed to the retail price.
Just want to ask if after release. Is that always have price dropped until could conpensate the shipping, and probably save more?
I am refering to EMS and excluding those bargain sales of coz.

Whichever that is faster to me. I'm ok with price difference by RM 20 or 30, depends. When i saw Kyouko it was an instant wanted figure, ranked 1st on my wanted list. If i grab her off amiami by Registered SAL i should receive her in about 15-18 days average (my fastest experience was 12 days). If i have that cash to burn, i'd go for EMS. Given the amount of accessories, EMS might cost as much as an additional 3000yen, so i think Registered SAL is good enough. On her release day i might buy straight away without waiting long.

Is that only amiami got registered SAL?
Hobby search only mention SAL.

Registered SAL is not trackable, right?
I know that SAL will be cheaper. I wonder How does the postman treat SAL package?

How postman treats them (between unregistered and registered) im not so sure, so far i got my registered SAL packages in perfect condition all the time, but i'd assume HS is using Registered SAL to avoid running into issues. I have 2 friends who used the way cheaper unregistered SAL, and the parcel is basically lost. Dunno if ended up in South China Sea or in Afghanistan where the Taliban is enjoying the bishoujo figures inside it. The parcel never arrived even after almost a year, and there is no way to track it. When you cant track it you cant contact any parties to help you out. Registered SAL does have tracking.

This post has been edited by EXkurogane: May 27 2014, 06:38 PM

Usually Ami Ami and other Hobby Company does not accept debit card

If link your debit card to Paypal then can or not?

HS does offer registered SAL.

How to do it:
1. Choose the normal SAL in the shipping option.
2. Put in a request in the comment column that you want REGISTERED SAL.
3. HS will add in the registered cost (410JPY) into your SAL cost when they bill you.

Oh so that's the problem..
Thanks for the help.

btw, BIJ preordering for 9999 yen
http://biginjap.com/en/pvc-figures/9586-da...ami-chiaki.html
anyone bought from Big in Japan before?
It seems like it credit card payment is direct charged you even for pre order item
and the shipping it also direct calculated even the figure is not release yet

there will have a tracking number for registered SAL?
I guess i would stick with EMS for safe.

may i know is there any charges or different for using direct charging our credit card or via paypal?

i see, thats a good information

This post has been edited by edwardccg: May 27 2014, 11:35 PM

Haha for me EMS all the way. Nothing less for my precious

with the figures' prices getting crazy and crazier, should we start thread on prize figures?
#justsaying #killlakill #SEGAprizes

can

more stuff getting discount at hlj.com..
this is crazy torture ...

Currently BIJ is cheaper compare to Ami in terms of pre-order
If you do not want to pay upfront you can select PayPal options, once the pre-order is ready you can pay via PayPal.

Like NY, the shipping cost is normally pre-calculated, and normally that will be the shipping cost you pay at the end of the day.

I guess they will pack the package in a way that will not exceed the amount pre-calculated.

Normally less papers as compare to AMI, but so far the package arrived in mint condition via EMS or SAL ®

ada more stuff kah??? nampak sama je...

sadly missed out on Aira Blanc Neige Galdinius and Blanc Neige

this looks kinda hot

Not strippable = no buy. Time will tell.

probably will be in bargain bin soon...

90% shinning figures ended at bargain bin

I recommend u this 1, probably can strip, bigger in size, hotter look and u don't worry she'll end in bargain bin.

neh, I prefer the standing one, got more feminine feel
well, it doesn't matter actually, not like I'm buying any figures anyway

Hmm but if this one most probably not gonna end in bargain bin

recovering from the Mi3 and Honor3C wars today...anyone taking on this?
#lookatmyass

This post has been edited by zito9: May 28 2014, 05:11 PM

alot of mikasa figure, but more or less same reaction & pose.
figma 1 is enough already.

What I mean is she wont end up in bargain bin.

I will strongly consider PO

15,556yen, June 5th begin preorder. Dec 2014 release.

Okay, i give up. =.= Order first eat grass later.

Getting this too
Toobad is same month with nanami

Trust me. Will delay to january or february one XD Budget 2015 planning in effect.

***

Meanwhile, Shiro by Kotobukiya - No Game No Life
MORE LOLI

I will order this too... do you think it will be sell out in 15 mins like Olivia?

Need to see the painted version....

Very hard to predict to be honest - i dunno how popular Godeater 2 is in the first place. I think the price will drop after release, but not too much. Maybe down to 11k or 12k like that. But i will preorder anyway; kena poison so bad liao. I already want this since i saw her in wonfes. IMO 15,600yen for this is still better than 16k yen for Akuma Homura. This one has more details .

This post has been edited by EXkurogane: May 28 2014, 11:01 PM

me getting it too.
hopefully will be able to grab it from BIJ.

the ciel elencon figure is drool worthy...

nice

Good Smile say Dec 2014, i predict delay to Jan or Feb one. By then when figure arrive AngPao money will save my @$$. No worries.

OMG I NEED THIS NOW...!!! Really surprised the coloured proto came out so fast...Even more so considering how awesome she looks...

-EDIT-
Set to be released in October with a retail price of 11k yen...Honestly, even the hair alone is worth the price for me...

This post has been edited by killerjeya: May 29 2014, 11:06 AM

prime.

Ooo I didn't know Furyu made non-anime figures...

hahaha, TF4 got big market.
since sideshow figure is damn expensive.

Shit another posion.......... ok it turns out very nicely

Damn!

I'm starting to get a little tired of nice figures that I really want costing way more than what I'm willing to pay...This one will retail for 14.8k...Also an exclusive, so I'm guessing it will be higher when PO opens...

to cut cost... the leg chop away?

LoL, if cut leg also still so expensive, maybe next time they can just sell the head... The way prices are skyrocketing, they should just start selling figures with different parts sold separately...That way, those who like one part of the figure, like the head/boobs/ass, can buy just that...The ones who sleep in beds made of cash can buy each part and combine for a complete figure (like a Power Rangers Megazord)...

To me figure price increase is a good thing in a way i wont end up buying too many figures in quantity; i only buy those that i really want or really like. Less worries with too many waifu overcrowding my room. Im actually quite concerned with the amount of space my stuff will take up.

Wow, thats a really glass half full way of looking at things...Wish I had the same optimism...Right now, my biggest worry would be several figures I really want coming out at around the same time...At one point, around 2-3 figures in the same month was still manageable for me, now even for one I have to think real hard...

Im glad i was quite patient; I got my Alleyne 21 days ago, and just 9 days ago it was Shibuya Rin. This weekend i'll be paying for Dark Olivia. My maximum limit being reached already within 30 days / a month. That's a total of over 33,000 yen in a single month including shipping costs (which is an insane amount for a college student), although i didnt buy anything in April so i managed to saved up just enough. My last figure before these 3 was in mid March, the 1/5 Orchid Seed Sonico. Now i dont think i can go more than 2 mid to high end PVCs a month. I'd be more comfortable with one each month maximum.

Do like what I did

or

I have a house.. and a waifu.. but i still collect hahahahahaha

Newbie collector here! Hello

Wow.. It's very beautiful! >.<
Maybe I might buy another figure after so long resting..

Something is wrong with this figure. Or is it because the picture was taken from a magazine?

me too... and be prepared to be poisoned! there are so many nice figures out there and being a latecomer, it'll hurt your pocket. me sold one kidney already to fuel this hobby. just kidding ya! anyway, welcome aboard...