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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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Does Whatever a Spider Can...

So if you haven't watched Spiderman: No Way Home by now, well then spoilers - both the Tobey MacGuire and Andrew Garfield versions of the...

I Can Buy Myself Flowers.....

The story of Hentai Woody goes back many, many years, with the initial release of the Revoltech classic giving an unfortunate "Scheming"...

Kick Him In The Blueberries....

So you might have noticed that I dabble in Third Party stuff, but generally it's not really my thing because eventually Hasbro/Takara...

The Legacy Continues....

A new year, a new mainline for the Transformers family. The sequel to the Legacy line, subtitled Evolution, seems to be using the same...

The Package Has Been Delivered

Since I'm on a bit of an older school kick, this is a good time to take a quick look at one of the earliest releases in the revamped...

You've Got The Touch!

Once upon a time, Takara started a line of Transformers figures that would represent the best versions of whatever character they were...

Spanking the Monkey

50 I am a child of the 80s - while I appreciate the story telling of Beast Wars, the original toys never really did anything for me. From...

Double Fisting It

So this past weekend, I was reminded of a universal truth - prices at conventions are insane. I usually find that one fire sale item, but...

Sword Swallower

A little while back, I took a look at Ronin from the Falslander line. As a posing figure, Ronin left much to be desired., but it...

Papi Piccolo

The second main protagonist of the Dragonball Super: Super Hero movie is Piccolo, so to the surprise of nobody, Bandai released a Piccolo...

Giggity Giggity Giggity!

The preorder window for the Beast Gohan is now upon us, so it's probably a good time for me to actually open this one up and take a quick...

"I'm A Little Teapot..."

A random figure that I came across on Facebook Marketplace, the S.H. Figuarts Street Fighter V - Sagat. It wasn't complete (no...

"These Boots Were Made For Walkin'..."

As some of you know, Figma doesn't always produce character goods for the most popular properties. Sometimes, they like to get their...

"DID I TELL YOU I KNOW KAL PENN?!"

Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit. I've not yet looked to see how compatible I am with this year, but I'm sure I'll deal with it one way...

Down With The Thiccness

While I appreciate a fine bust line on my action figures, it's very seldom that you get any that actually go against the typical norms...

Enter The Copy Ninja!

One of my favourite characters in the Naruto franchise is Kakashi Sensei, though to be fair every character is so damaged in one way or...

Bittersweet Symphogear....

During the COVID lockdown, I, like who knows how many people, was bored out of my mind. I ended up buying random things, including this...

Good Grief!

So I don't remember exactly when, but I did purchase the Medicos SAS Stardust Crusaders Kujo Jotaro reissue. I remember being...

The Chilling Sound of Your Doom!

A little while ago, a fellow collector was kind enough to gift me a S.H. Figuarts Cooler from Dragonball Z, specifically the two anime...

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