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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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Critical Hit!

Well we made it - the 2021 - 22 School Year is done and officially we're in summer vacation mode... which of course means I'll be busier...

New Year, New Line....

Usually, the new Transformers toy line debuts around Christmas time, but I'm guessing due to COVID related logistics issues, figures for...

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...

FINALLY... the light at the end of the Dragonball tunnel. All caught up until the Super Hero figures show up, which may take a while...

Double Mint, Double Mint GUM!

It's the light at the end of the tunnel... finally. So I got around to opening these two - Android 17 and 18, specifically from their...

Ooooooo...I'm Blinded By The Lights!

So I recently received a few Dragonball Figuarts figures from my US brother from another mother. A bit slower than most, but at the same...

Truth, Love & Justice

Back in December of 2020, a little film was released that basically divided its fandom in terms of whether it was acceptable or not. That...

Total Eclipse of the Sun...

I remember when COVID first started, the Japanese figures I get weren't delayed much - maybe a week or so. Then, as time went on, even...

It's Catch Up Time!

May 2022 was rough... real rough. Just when I thought I got things in order so I could carry on with my life, which included some quality...

I... I Got Nothing....

This one was strangely a rather painful one to get through, possibly because of my overall impression of "meh" with regards to this...

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

A few years ago, 1000 Toys unleashed the TOA Heavy Industries Synthetic Human, which made many people giddy because of its awesome posing...

Ninja Rap!

LIke Nicee, MP Arcee received a retool/repaint, specifically MP-55 Nightbird, the Decepticon Ninja! Let's be honest - considering that...

This Calls For a Venti.....

Well, it's almost May. What a year it's been so far - for us here in my area, this Winter truly is the one that won't go away, as we...

Fun In The Sun!

Welcome to the Year of the Tiger. We're finally almost done the month of February, and I'm truly anticipating the next few months as...

Insane In The Membrane!

Fresh from Japan, it's the Snail Shell Studio Phantom-001 Hotaru set. Based on what I've seen on Instagram, it appears that the Chinese...

All Shaft, No Tip

I don't know about you, but my 2022 has been off to somewhat of a rocky start, with lockdowns and what not. But, light at the end of the...

Yare Yare TNG

Well, here we are for the next little while - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. A combination of delays, me wanting to cheap out on the shipping,...

Charge, Dun Stallion!

A few days before the New Year, Canada Post made a delivery to me. The contents - the very much delayed Nendoroid 1532-DX, Lancer Artoria...

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