It’s been a while since my last blog post and pre-oreder post. Lets start this month post with a pre-order, shall we ? Today, Takamachi Nanoha 1/7 PVC by Alter goes up for pre-order for 10,290 yen. It will be released on January 2010, although, I somehow doubt the released date due to recent delays on a lot of high demand figures; to name a few, Saber Lily, Fatina and Fate. Images via Hobby Search, Hobby Stock and Alter

Alter certainly lives up to our expectation and I don’t think I have anything to complain about as far as details go and it’s a plus to have something like the above to put the extra weapon on display.

Judging from how high she stands, I bet the figure box will be quite large and large box can only mean one thing, expensive shipping fee and possible custom fee ^^;;.

It seems that her left arm may be detachable since she has different poses with each Rising Heart form.

I think I share the same complaint with GNdynames as her face can use more extra work as it has a noticeable different to the one in the anime.

I am guessing this is an instant pre-order for Optic and Zenical as they both are Nanoha fanboy/girl. As for me, I am not sure I will cancel my preorder later on or not because her face is such a turn-off for me. I haven’t pre-order anything for January 2010 so I still meet my target 1 figure per month. If there is another figure that I really want that month, I can just cancel this pre-order.

So is she on your pre-order list ?

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

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 ?

Takamichi Nanoha Exceed Mode

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 >.>

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

July 2009

• Fatina by Alter (7,790 yen)

August 2009

• Fate T-Harlaown True Sonic Form by Alter (12,160 yen)
• Saber Lily -Distant Avalon- by GSC (8,867 yen)
• Black Rock Shooter by GSC (8,867 yen)

September 2009

• Supercell feat. Miku Hatsune: World is Mine (Natural Frame) By GSC  (7,961 yen)

October 2009

• Saber Lily Alter Ver. (7,410 yen)
• Takamachi Nanoha Exceed Mode (12,160 yen)

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