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Welcome to Utopia...

.. if you're into rants about toys new and oldish.

This is Collectors Haven, somewhere I've decided to start sharing my analysis on the many, many, random toy purchases of mine. Very much Japanese centric, but you never know what'll show up.

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Time To Monkey Around

https://flickr.com/photos/22877494@N02/albums/72177720309584963 Backlog, backlog, backlog! I've had the SSJ4 Vegeta and Reissue Super Buu...

Make It Flashy!

Relatively recently, S.H. Figuarts released yet another subline, Shinkocchou Seihou. If I understand correctly, this line focuses on...

PTERODACTYL!!!!!

As the die hard MMPR demographic has moved into adult hood, so has the offerings from a merchandise perspective. It's not just limited to...

Part 2 of Disappointment

So while Leina was understandably less than perfect, our second target isn't as easily forgiven. I'm not what you'd call a Red Sonja...

The League of Disappointment, Pt. 1

As the school year comes to a close, I've had a chance to look at two figures, both of which I THOUGHT would be good, or at least decent,...

LET'S GET NUTS!!!

So.. something odd happened... I bought a Mezco. Though this isn't some spur of the moment thing. Ultraman has actually been on preorder...

Love and Blunder

The Box Office hasn't been particularly kind to superhero movies as of late, even tried and true. One example of the epic collapse is...

In The Jungle, The Quiet Jungle....

About two months ago, I was able to convince my mother to bring me back a few things from Hong Kong. Neat things, though it wasn't the...

Nobody Messes With The Bad Guy!

Forget Simu Liu - while his performance wasn't terrible in Shang Chi, he's got a long way to grow as an actor. There's also the growing...

The Wonderful 80s

As I write this, the world awaits the theatrical release of The Flash movie, which basically will erase the DCEU as we know it....

Naval Commander on Deck!

I guess I keep forgetting how time passes on, and that Transformers Armada, released by in the early 2000s, is now considered a retro...

A Royal Pain In The Rear....

Well folks, it too literal years, but she's here... the Lancer Artoria Figma has finally been released, and I was ecstatic to crack this...

Come On, Alleyne

A few weeks, Anime North happened, and as things usually go most of the Dealer's Room was a waste of time. But, also as things go, I...

It's Science, Bitch!

Well, May was a busy month, and I fell behind on stuff... stupid Tears of the Kingdom. But, hey, I can't complain about a game unless I...

Road Rage

Another one of my sheer boredom purchases. I'd heard rumblings about this War Dawn 2 Pack a few weeks ago, but as things go my interest...

Third Time's The Charm!

Going to be another pretty quick one. I happened to come across a loose MP 35 Grapple on Facebook Marketplace. In general, my thoughts on...

Speak Softly And Carry A Big Stick

Its always fun finding an older figure for less than MSRP, especially if it's one that generally you wouldn't see for at that price. Fate...

Take Me To The Candy Shop...

About.. 20 years ago, I think, Hasbro released G1 Transformer Reissues along side the Takara Tomy Encore series. Around here, these...

Can You Feel.. The Love Tonight?

So the second items that I obtained from Singapore is a bit more expected in that it's where I'd normally get these from anyway. I am...

Helicarrier, I've Got Eyes On Target....

It's very rare that one collects in a complete bubble. My collection certainly has benefitted from connecting with like minded people and...

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