So... I had preordered S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Omega from Ami Ami back in June or July. Once he was released, I paid the invoice and they sent him through Japan Post. This was in August. Soon after, Japan stopped shipping to the US due to the tariff situation, so my figure sat for weeks before it was returned to sender. I just assumed I wouldn't get it for months, if at all. Then on Tuesday October 14th I get another email from them telling me it's being shipped again. I clicked on the link they provided to track the package, but the site wasn't working. I just shrugged my shoulders and figured it would get to me when it got to me and thought no more of it. That afternoon, when I went to check on another package that was delivered, to my surprise, Omega had been delivered as well. I honestly wasn't expecting it for another several weeks. That was a nice surprise. Tsuburaya's latest Ultra hero is finally in my hands. The one thing that makes Omega stand out from just ...
Having ordered this figure a few months ago, Ricsan Custom Toys Bagan has finally been delivered. It ended up taking longer than usual due to the tariff situation back in August. Ricardo, who makes the figures, is located in Mexico, and since the Mexican post temporarily suspended all shipments to the US, the figure ended up getting delayed until this week. The monster Bagan first appeared in the 1993 video game Super Godzilla. Toho had plans to feature him in one of their Heisei era films, but that never panned out. Despite his lack of big screen appearances, Bagan has been a much desired kaiju among fans, and this year Bandai recently produced a vinyl figure of the beast. For the Ricsan figure, you had a choice of white or brown color. I picked the white as I felt it would be more noticeable. Bagan sports black on his horns, the sides of his wing-like shoulder spikes, his torso, belly and knees. He also has red eyes, and red on the underside of his nasal horn, as well as the undersid...