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Haul: 02-23-12
Quick little haul for today. Pretty much out of money for the next few days until my next check arrives, but this little baby arrived today! Been on a bit of a TFCC exclusive kick since I got Cheetor last year. I really like this mold, and it’s a great choice for the RunaBros. Looking forward to receiving his white twin sometime in April. For now, he’s gonna chill on my desk with my Prime figures. Really great job on him TFCC. I like it.
Comparison Gallery: Samurai Zords vs. Shinkenger Mecha
WARNING: PICTURE HEAVY…OBVIOUSLY.
As promised, here’s a little piece I put together to help those still on the fence about the Power Rangers Samurai Zord line. Below are comparison photos of each individual Zord and official Megazord configuration. On the left is the Power Rangers Samurai version from Bandai of America, and on the right is the Samurai Sentai Shinkenger version from Bandai of Japan. This guide is not based on opinion, but is simply my way of giving people a helpful look at the differences between the two. My opinions can be found in the reviews for each item, but I’ll give my thoughts on the two lines at the end of this article. Let’s begin!
Haul: 02-19-12
After league on Saturday we decided to hit up Toys R Us, since it’s right across from the Mall. They had Bot Shots. As you may or may not know, Bot Shots are going to be my new form of crack. Mostly because they are small, adorable, and you can play a game with them. This makes me love them in ways unknown. Currently only the single pack Wave 01 bots are out, but I’ll be getting them all, because zomg crack. Sadly TRU prices them at $4.99, so I decided to put them back, and I got the Retrofire Samurai Megazord instead. My Saturday night was filled with guilt and sadness from putting back Bot Shots, so I went back and got them on Sunday. They’re my new little buddies. Plus the girlfriend thinks they’re cute. She’s right.
Haul: 02-15-12
First, I want to apologize for the lack of reviews. I only have one video recorded, and just managed to record SHF Fourze. Unfortunately, that night I began a bout with food poisoning. It’s Wednesday, and I’m just now getting back into the swing of things. It shouldn’t be too much longer I promise. My day started with a package of Nintendo containing the Handheld Info Cards, which are really cool. I was finally feeling well enough to go shopping today, so I bought a bunch of stuff to make myself feel better! I started the day buying the Unova Pokedex which was a mistake because it pretty much sucks. I MAY try and take it back. Not sure at this point. A trip to Target got me started into the Prime Cyberverse toys with Bumblebee. Also nabbed DotM Soundwave since it’s the only version of Soundwave I’ll own apparently. Trip to a different target netted me Cyberverse Vehicon, along with “The Struggle for Catan” card game. Lastly a trip to TRU gave me Cyberverse Cliffjumper, and the Samurai Battle Ready Pack featuring 5 Rangers and a Mooger in the 2″ stylized style. Really like the Cyberverse figures. Might get them all. FML.
Haul: 02-10-11
So on a day I expected to get nothing, I ended up getting three packages as well as some goodies from Meijer. From there I nabbed the Samurai MegaBloks Gold and Red Hero Packs. Only thing I still need MegaBloks wise is the little vehicle things. May or may not get those. Anyway, my replacement Zelda poster from Nintendo arrived. Props to them for correcting an error that not too many people spotted in the first place. Next up was my order from the Funimation Store. The other day they had the entirety of Excel Saga for $15. Huge fan of this wacky-ass show, so I couldn’t pass it up (I had sold my previous copies of the individual volumes). Naturally if I spent more money I got free shipping! Found a pre-order for .hack//Quantum and I couldn’t pass that up either. Lastly, my Oki box arrived earlier than expected!
First thing that happened when I opened the box was watch a Pokémon Battrio piece fly at me. The fact that Oki remembered I loved Pokémon was surprising to me. The Pokémon? Victini, my favorite Legendary and one of my favorite Unova Pokémon. The secondary Pokémon on the piece? Golurk, another of my favorites. Props to Oki for giving me a piece with my two favorite Unova Pokémon on it, even if it was unintentional. As some of you may know from before, I had a lot of problems with this order. I had bid on a bunch of Hibiki stuff with the thought that shipping to him was going to be combined and cheap. The seller, after we had won the items, changed things around, and said he couldn’t do combined shipping, so I was tagged with a 600 Yen shipping fee to Oki for EACH ITEM. That’s 4200 Yen in shipping to Oki alone. Thankfully I had money to spare so it wasn’t a huge deal, but it did throw me for a loop for sure. To make up for it, I find a surprise in my box. I received a Tamashii Nations 2011 bag, and inside was a Show Program, as well as the Clear Purple Deformeister Sky High that was given to attendees of the show. He knew it was something I was interested in. He didn’t HAVE to go out of his way to try and fix the problem, since it wasn’t his fault, but just the fact that I got such great bonuses to make up for the problems is astounding. Thank you Oki, it’s awesome.
