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.




Figma Ikkitousen: Great Guardians - Hakufu & Ryomou
Next up on the backlog list are these two lovely ladies, Hakufu (Yellow Shirt) and Ryomou (French Maid Outfit) from Ikkitousen: Great...
Figma 130: Carnival Phantasm - Phantasmoon
So a week or so before my camera died, I'd actually been finding a few things from various classified ads. One of them was this, Figma...
My First Megami Device - Asra Ninja
From the backburners comes something I've been working on and off for about a month now, the Kotobukiya Megami Device - Asra Ninja model...
Magic Henshin Girls... It Begins.
In late Fall 2019 or so, Big Firebird Toys released their first figure, the lovely T&A heavy Arcee clone, Nicee, You either loved it or...
Magic Henshin Girls: Scarlet Sonic
Scarlet Sonic is effectively the leader of the group, and transforms from robot to motorcycle, and forms either the head or the head and...
Magic Henshin Girls: Thunder Light
Thunder Light is by far my favourite of the group, which is unfortunate as it's also the one with the sketchiest design and, in my case,...
Magic Henshin Girls: Gemini Wings
The Gemini Wings are perhaps the weakest of the set. You need both of them to make any sort of vehicle (Stealth Bomber), the QC issues...
Magic Henshin Girls: Scarlet Dragon
The last figure in the set is Scarlet Dragon, a character that I would consider as the first accessory mecha. A relatively simple...
Magic Henshin Girls: Combined Modes and Conclusions
We've finally arrived at the main event - the combined modes. Here's the funny thing... according to the instructions, there's only one...
Snail Shell Studios BEE-03W: Wasp Girl
Welcome to mid July 2021. Things are finally starting to improve around here with regards to COVID restrictions, and after a few weeks on...
TBLeague 1/12 Tariah: The Silver Valkyrie
Welcome to July 2021, the month where things hopefully start actually getting back to normal. Fun fact, we're the only place in NORTH...
Medicos SAS - Stardust Crusaders: Kujo Jotaro
Switching back to completed figures for a while, the next items up is the Stardust Crusaders Kujo Jotaro figure from Medicos....
Eastern Model Atk Girl: Arachne 2.0
June 2021 is coming to a close, as is my self imposed "model kit boot camp", where I give putting together models and prettying them up a...
Frame Arms Girl: Magatsuki
The second step in my training to be a competent model builder is this, an actual Frame Arts Girl, specifically Magatsuki, who arrived...
TB League 1/12 Skarah The Valkyrie
Hey, it's that non-descript black Tupperware again! You know what that means.... Yup - more seamless ladies.. and dust. Specifically, one...
S.H. Figuarts Street Fighter V: M. Bison
The second Street Fighter V Figuart that I recently received was none other than M. Bison, leader of Shadaloo and a has been an active...
S.H. Figuarts Street Fighter V: Vega
..... annnnnnnd we're back! So before that priority review that was Golden Armor Wonder Woman, I was working on a few other figures,...
Golden Armor Wonder Woman - The Analysis
Since receiving this figure just over 24 hours ago, I've found the time to crack her open and do my thing, snapping some lovely pictures...
Here Comes a New Challenger!
Well, it took about three weeks, but a long awaited parcel from Australia finally made its way into my grubby paws, albeit after being...




















