Saku's AFK Corner » Magical Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS http://www.sakuafk.com Another Otaku's blog about Anime, Figures, Games and Various Events Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:17:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 January and February Loot http://www.sakuafk.com/2010/02/08/january-and-february-loot/ http://www.sakuafk.com/2010/02/08/january-and-february-loot/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:53:15 +0000 Saku http://www.sakuafk.com/?p=4227 2 greatest loots (arguably of course) arrive on January and February consecutively and both of them are probably my two most expensive loots of this year.

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Nanoha Takamachi Exceed Mode 1/7 by Alter

I just picked up my Nanoha at the post office tonight and was quite shocked with the custom fee. I was charged CAD$37 which is higher than usual because it’s usually around CAD$25. Nanoha and Fate are almost at the same price so I would expect ~$25 custom fee. I guess it all depends the mood of the officer who was examining my stuff. Does anyone experience a sporadic custom fee too in your country?

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Side View Left - Magic Circle

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Back View - Nanoha Silhouette

I like Nanoha Silhouette on the back :)

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Side View Right - Magic Circle

Side view left and right have the same magic circle.

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Top View

“Ace of Ace”….. I like it.

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Bottom View

The other loot is Black Rock Shooter. It arrived 2 weeks prior to my Nanoha and I still haven’t opened it yet ^^;; since the box is nice enough to be on display. In addition, it’s a medium size so it does not take up that much space.

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Black Rock Shooter 1/7 PVC by Good Smile Company

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Side View Right

BSR box is great. I love the photo of the figure on the right side. I wish  I can have a setting like that for my BSR photo shoot ^^.

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Side View Left

On the left, you are given the illustration of BSR figure. Pretty nice ^^.

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Back View

On the back, there are couple BSR photos from different angles

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Top View

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So how much did they cost ? Lets talk about that briefly.

Nanoha Takamachi 1/7 PVC Exceed Mode
Unit Price: 12,160 yen
Shipping: 4,000 yen
Points: -414 Yen
Custom: CAD$37
Total: ~$221

Black Rock Shooter
Unit Price: 8,867 yen
Shipping: 5,400 yen
Points: -581 Yen
Custom: CAD$25
Total: ~$185

So far, I meet my quota of 1 figure per month, although, I need to keep the cost of each figure down >.>

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Front View

My Fate-T-Harlaown 1/7 figure by Alter arrived yesterday. It’s been a long wait for us, figure collectors, especially any Fate fanboys/girls out there.Delay after delay, does it really worth the price and the delays ? Let pictures be the judge.

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Front Bottom View

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Rear View

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Rear View - Option Parts

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Rear View

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Right-Side View

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Left-Side View

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I think the box is pretty nice and I like the colour scheme. Now, lets talk how much it cost.

Original Price : 12,160 Yen
Shipping: 4,000 Yen
Points: -532 Yen
Total: 15,628 Yen
Exchange Rate to Canadian Dollar: ~$186
Custom fee: $23
Final cost: $209

Ouchie $209. I complained a bit about the custom fee in twitter  but after hearing what James (Exelica-Meteor.com) had to pay ($55), $23 is not so bad after all :) . So how much did you have to pay for the custom fee ? Anyone pays more than $55 ?

Btw, James got his review/photo shoot up at his blog. I haven’t opened mine yet so photoshoot has to wait ^^;;. Currently, I am satisfied looking at the box.

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It’s been a while since my last pre-order post: Miku World is Mine but now there are 2 great figures being released on October by Alter. One is Saber Lily 1/8 and the other is Nanoha Takamachi 1/7.  Being manufactured by Alter, they both are quite pricey especially Nanoha but of course, sometimes price is no longer an issue for us figure collectors when it’s from our favourite series. Make use of your credit card people ^^ and have fun paying it on the next month ^^;;. More pictures below via Hobby Search.

Saber Lily

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I think it’s too early to say which one is the better Saber Lily, GSC or Alter until I receive both on my hands. Based on the pictures alone, my preference is slightly leaning towards the GSC version. In term of details, they both are on par with each other, however, GSC version has Distant Avalon noble Phantasm which adds an extra value for purchasing it. In addition, GSC version base has more details than Alter’s plain base. I believe both are still worth buying though. Do you preorder GSC version , Alter version or both ?

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Takamichi Nanoha Exceed Mode

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Just couple months ago, we were amazed by Fate T Harlaown True sonic form by Alter and now, Alter introduces Takamichi Nanoha Exceed Mode ver.. Those 4 little things on the side look great and the wings on her feet are also awesome, however, all great figures come with a price and this one is no exception. Hobby Search is selling her for 12,160 Yen and she will be released on the same month as Saber Lily. Do you pre-order both Saber Lily and Nanoha ? I know I will be broke on October since I pre-ordered both >.>

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A quick summary of my pre-orders for the next couple months:

July 2009

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September 2009

October 2009

I barely met my restriction for only 1 figure per month average. I got nothing coming in May and June since Saber Lily -Distant Avalon- got delayed to end of August 2009 so I should not pre-order anything until December 2009. A question suddenly pops in my head for my fellow readers and lurkers. How many figures do you get per month in average and do you limit yourself on how many figures you can buy in a month ? Don’t forget to include impulse buying on your answers ;p

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Images via Hobby Search

The figure that we all (especially Fate’s fans) have been waiting for is finally available for pre-order. Fate T Harlaown – True Sonic Form by Alter is available at Hobby Search for a whooping price of 12,160 Yen (US$126.30 or CAD$151) so if we add shipping to that (US$25-$30) and border fee (US$20), the final price will be around US$175 (CAD$210). Is anyone else crazy enough and willing to fork out US$175 for this figure ?

More pictures below the cut.

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My backlog figures stack are getting higher, although, it may not be as high as Rin’s. Alter Signum is my first Magical Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS figure and the only one that really captivated my eyes. It’s no secret that I love anime characters with a sword and Signum is happened to be one of them ^^. More pictures below.

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I won’t be using  white background until I can fix my lighting and the grey background suits her well in this case I think. In addition, the lighting from my upper lamp is little too harsh ( I think) and have to make it softer on my next photo shoot.

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Alter Signum is probably the biggest figure I have due to her dynamic pose and lovely base.

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The sheath paint was chipped and there are some paint on her left hand when I got her (luck of the draw I guess >.>). For some reasons, I had a hard time putting her sheath on her left hand. Does anyone have this problem ? because I had to wiggle it around.

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Some details about Signum herself.

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Manufacturer : Alter

Scale : 1/7

Series : Magical Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS

Character :Signum

Released Date : January 2009

Camera : Nikon D40 with stock 18-55mm lens

Price : 8,380 Yen at Hobbysearch (Out of stock)

Other review from fellow bloggers (that I can remember):

Meronpan (wawawawasuremono)

Optic (The dis-JoinTedzone)

James (Exelica-Meteor)

Sorry if I missed anyone >.>

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