Flying through the Stars
And I've secured my grasp on Ranka-chan... ^_^
As Megahouse's AFCL (Action Figure Collection Limited) Ranka Lee Stage Dress Ver. cannot be obtained by normal means (You can only order her or Sheryl using a coupon from Hobby Japan and is limited to Japanese residents...) and I'm certainly not going to spent my fortune at Yahoo! Auctions to get her (Which usually horde at twice her retail price...), I've been searching for quite a while now for an alternate figure trafficking method ever since Ranka's announcement... ^^;
Then I stumbled upon this eBay power seller selling the 1st AFCL Ranka in her school uniform, which lead me to believe he might stock up on the Stage Dress Version... Upon several Q&A with him, I've decided to place my PO with him... ^_^
Tokyo Hunter is a proxy specialist in finding and acquiring hard-to-find, vintage or limited figures for you, have a look at his buroggu for many of the upcoming hard to grasp items you might want... It's definitely cheaper than getting them afterwards at hefty adoption fees made outrageous by those blood suckers in Auctions... >,<
Still half a year away until her arrival... ^^;
BTW, PO deadline for this pair of AFCL is 12th of January 2010, so you better contact Tokyo Hunter before then if you're looking to acquire your daughter the same way as I do... And I'm talking about you, Actar... :3c
Also for those who don't know, if you adopt both Ranka and Sheryl at the same time you'll get an extra Ninjin (Carrot) costume for Ranka... ^^;
huuhuuu I look forward to see yours! ;)
I should warn you that it's not a guarantee. He is only 1 guy afterall so if there are limitations to how many he can buy then he has to stick with it and he might not be able to fill every order he gets.
That's what happened when I asked him to get me the Volks 1/4 KOSMOS. we were cool tho and he refunded the cost and I asked for his help when the kit was made available later.
Firing off an email regarding the Sheryl figure now.
From what I understand by reading my copy of HL Jan issue, you can preorder as many AFCL as you want and they'll produce the items in accordance to the orders thay received meaning all POs will be fulfilled... ^_^
BTW I have a proposal for you...
You've got mail!
Carrot Head Ranka Made me laugh XD
Sheryl looks even more sexier than Ranka ^_^
If i were alto I totally choose sheryl as GF ^_^
I'd be the opposite. I choose ranka....>_>
I'll take both!
i dump they both, let them have Yuri lovey dovey
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii290/neoprolacus/Avas%20and%20Siggies/NazoKanokon.gif
Before you buy some stuff from ebay you gotta be damn sure this is no hoax...even to to seemingly legit merchants.
On the other side, If you have it, Don't forget to post pictures of Ranka in her carrot mode. ^^
Tokyo hunter is legit, I've done business with him many times. It can get a bit expensive sometimes but if you want something badly and your willing to pay any price, then why not.
Comms and packaging is good.
Not really into Anime looking dolls (though I do have megahouse Rangiku and RAH Azumi).
Have you tried any other proxy service? I have tried Tokyo Hunter before and his commissions can be pretty steep.
24k without shipping... I think it's OK since Ranka is alread 20k...
2...24k?!! I have heard about Tokyo Hunter for rare items. But you're willing to pay that much for a figure, huh? That's more than some of the price of the earlier Dollfies. ^^;
This is Ranka, my 2nd have chara after Lacus you're talking about! I'll journey down the nice boat with Jigoku Shoujo just to get her! @_@
*fave
*already
Carrot secured BTW... :3c