June - August 2026 Loot

 
 Another sumptuous collection of loot accumulated over the course of the past three months. While this may look like a massive amount of loot, the overall cost of this batch is actually lower than some of my previous hauls, without being any less valuable when it comes to the core value of the collection. Pound for pound, the quantity in this three-month batch is actually relatively modest, but it truly shines in terms of variety, as I managed to bring home an assortment of model kits, action figures, and brick models.

As always, the most expensive pieces in the haul are not necessarily the biggest ones. Takara Tomy’s Basara Prime takes the crown as the most expensive item in the lot, with figma Senshi and Cangdao Kainar following closely behind. The figma lineup in this collection is particularly interesting, as I managed to complete several sets by reuniting Raphtalia with her beloved master and assembling the full Dungeon Meshi figma party.

I also finally managed to score the Bebe Brick Model Magic Academy at a much cheaper price than I had originally expected. Considering how much I had prepared myself to spend on it, getting it for significantly less was definitely a pleasant surprise.

Along the way, I also managed to secure some older pieces that I had failed to obtain during my previous haul, including the NXEDGE Gundam Mk-V and the Galahad Mecha Musume model kit, as well as several vintage SD Gundam kits.

But the most peculiar piece in this haul has to be the Getter Robo box. It is part of a merchandise set featuring artwork from local illustrator Subjekt Zero, whose art style is simply too awesome to pass up. It may not be the most conventional addition to my collection, but that is exactly what makes it stand out among the rest of the loot.

All in all, this is yet another sumptuous banquet of collectibles that I probably won't be able to consume anytime soon, even if I try my best. Looking at the size and variety of this haul, I think it may finally be time for me to cut down on my model kit preorders.

30 Minutes Fantasy Meteoric Iron Samurai / Shogun

 

The 30 Minutes Fantasy lineup has finally ventured into the exotic oriental archetype. As a JRPG-inspired model kit series, the Samurai class was always one of the most anticipated additions to 30MF. Dubbed the Meteoric Iron Samurai, this new oriental branch breaks away from the established Liber/Rozan faction mold, much like the Nekros Knight did further expanding the creative spectrum of this promising lineup. Scheduled for release in September 2026, the 30MF Meteoric Iron Samurai will retail at 2,200 yen.

30 Minutes Fantasy Rosan Fortress

Revealed around November 2025, Finally we got new picture for 30 Minutes Fantasy Class Up Upgrade kit for Rosan Lancer, Rosan Fortress! Sold separately from Rosan Lancer model kit this one is sold for 1000 Yen with June 2026 release.

It is rather a surprise that 30 MF model kit took longer than usual for the release, but the end results is certainly something that can be looked forward to. Compared to other Rosan model kit, Rosan Fortress possess less sinister aura compared to usual class up since perhaps it was released around the introduction of 3^rd faction thus depicted as less sinister. Looking forward if Liber variant will be geting one in the future.

End Year 2025 Loot

Wrapping up the end of 2025 with a bang! there’s really no better way to close out this year's rollercoaster ride with a proper loot post! This entry is a particularly big one, as it represents the accumulated hauls from the past three months, with equally solid from both Chinese and Japanese hobby products.

As you may have noticed, this loot photo was taken at new place, making it the first haul post after completing the move into my new apartment, an exciting milestone in its own right. It feels especially satisfying to unpack and photograph everything in a new space.

Overall, this is a very solid haul. While the May loot still  the most wallet-breaking one, this one is no less impressive in terms of both quantity and quality. The undisputed stars of the haul are the 1/7 Aniplex Arcueid and CCS Studio Alteisen. Close behind are the Apex Studio 1/7 Chen Alter, Gattai Granbird, and Yolopark Shurato Ryoma, all of which make a strong showing. On the Chinese hobby side, Soskill B-Duck is every bit as massive as expected, and JoyToy’s 1/24 Mecha stands out with particularly unusual packaging this time around. I’m curious to see whether future releases will follow this same design direction.

Lastly, I’m very glad I managed to secure the 30 Minutes Fantasy Liber Lancer and Wizard kits at a relatively affordable price, especially since preorders were unavailable for reasons still unclear. With the move now complete, I’m hoping this new transition will free up a bit more personal time—though, as usual, my work life remains as hectic as ever.

30 Minutes Fantasy Necros Knight

Bandai 30 Minutes Fantasy got massive update again on last November! Apart from several Class Upgrade items for existing Job-Class, there is a new unit. This one appear to be exclusive for evil Faction and called Necros Knight! Scheduled for April 2026 release, 30MF Necros Knight will be sold for 2500 Yen price tag.

Unlike previous 30 MF Class, we finally got a summoner type and Liber Necros Knight fills in the Necromancer type considering the skeleton minions are released around the same time. The main armaments that comes with Necros Knight implies that this one could put up decent fight on frontline equipped with sword and scythe. Given its armored loadout, I think a Powerful Demon would be a fitting minion for Necros Knight like succubus type. The new class up item called Liber Commander seems to be one of the counter class for Necros Knight and hopefully my Liber Fighter could make use of the part as well.

30 Minutes Fantasy Liber/Rosan Swordman

After Wizard and Assassin class, 30 Minutes Fantasy makes its return with classic frontline class and now Frontline class got the turn. This Melee based 30 MF comes with Liber and Rosan variant as usual along with class up parts as well. While it is rather unusual the 30MF Liber and Rosan Swordman will be released on different schedule, on January and March 2026 respectively with the price tag of 2000 Yen for the core unit and 1000 Yen for the class up unit.

Shin Yoroiden 30MF Shakunetsu no Gai

 
 3 Months ago we got ourselves trailer for the Yoroiden Samurai Trooper remake trailer by Sunrise and now we got ourselves the first model kit for the main character, Shakunetsu no Gai! Being the successor of Rekka no Ryo, Gai is the obvious choice indeed and for some reason his model kit joins in 30 Minutes Fantasy Lineup! Scheduled for March 2026 release, 30 MF Shakunetsu no Gai will be sold for 5000 Yen Price Tag.

30 MF Shakunetsu not Gai model kit comes with the armor gimmick just like the original Yoroiden toys had and the lineup seems to work as intended with relative less risk compared to Tamashi nation lineup for untested reboot. A minor nitpick however, the new rendition of Yoroiden doesn't seem to come with face mask for the helmet part which the old series had but we will see how the new anime turned out.

As someone who watched the old Yoroiden series, Shin Yoroiden doesn't seem to promising as reboot. Considering the overly modern character design rather clash with the traditional Samurai aesthetics. Shakunetsu no Gai wasn't too bad as Rekka no Ryo replacement but Kourin no Seiji replacement's character design is rather questionable. In any case while I will skip Rekka no Ryo since I already have both version of Rekka no Ryo, I might look forward for the Water and Earth Samurai counterpart in 30MF lineup.

30 Minutes Sisters - Sharlona Animato form

 For quite a long time, 30 Minutes sisters elude my radar since I wasn't quite into Mecha musume during its inception and Kotobukiya seems to provide overall better alternative. However the latest entry do caught my attention. Dubbed as 30MS Sharlona this is a hybrid model kit using existing molded parts from 30 Minutes Sisters and Fantasy to create a single product which possess fantasy and mecha musume vibe at the same time. Scheduled for January 2026 release, 30 MS Sharlona will be sold for 3600 Yen SRP.

Bandai Gunpla division seems to like making blunders after another. Their overseas image are not as pristine as before due too much focus on domestic market which in turn cause shortage issues for overseas distributors. Their blunders repeated again with this new 30MS product. 30 MS Sharlona could have been breakthrough product for Bandai's mecha musume lineup under regular release, but they somehow decide to make it as P-Bandai item. To be honest this is not exactly a strategically good move since Chinese hobby manufacturers are more than happy to make good use of this blunder by Bandai to seize more market on overseas consumer.

As for the product itself, 30 MS Sharlona is a well made one for something created from almagamation of several previous 30 Minutes model kit. The color scheme and skimpy armor clearly reminiscent of Female fighter from Dragon Quest series and would perfectly fit the role of Valkyrie class for fantasy themed mecha musume collectors. 30 MS Sharlona's sword is based on Liber Knight but the recolor is definitely perfect and elevate the value manyfold. If you are fed up with Bandai's P-Bandai nonsense for 30MS Sharlona, there is always Animester Dragon Knight Galahad available around the corner which offers decent value for Mecha musume as well.

30 Minutes Fantasy - Dragonia Lord

 After a series of classic JRPG class, 30 Minutes Fantasy ventured on Special Class! This time they brought something that is closer too monster class yet still a cool one. After Liber/Rosan Wizard, 30 Minutes Fantasy introduce Dragonia Knight class which is akin to Lizardman/Dragonborn fighter along with Dragonia Lord Class Up item. Scheduled for November 2025 release 30 Minutes Fantasy Dragonia Knight and Class Up Dragonia Lord will be sold for 2500 and 1000 Yen respectively.

 Armed with massive cleaver and 2 handed sword, on first glance Dragonia Knight looks like a Lizardman Fighter with a touch of Berserker class which gives Neutral/Evil vibe. But this 30 MF model kit still mostly leans on the Neutral side especially when using Dragonia Lord Class Up item. The Dragonia Knight might look like a grunt level unit but the makeover from Dragonia Lord truly gives a presence that cannot be ignored. I am quite sure Bandai could make a Good/Evil variant out of this 30 MF class and might consider add some bulk as well in the process.

May 2025 Loot

 
 Another Full post for this month and time to wrap up with Loot post! I never thought the recent record for my monthly haul upper limit could be broken within short period of time, but this one gotta be taking the new record. Whether it is good or bad luck, over past three months my quality of hauls had significantly higher than usual as most of my big ticket Preorders arrived during this period which obviously also hurt my wallet in the process.

Overall this month's haul is a very solid Mecha collections as good stuffs congregate in this batch spread all over price range. In this month I got most of my 30 Minutes Fantasy Job class which are pretty good stuffs. I also got myself some Blokees Defenders full box which might be handful in anticipation for Blokees Devastator which I might prepared some dedicated article down the road. The main star of the show is obviously on the right column with some heavy weights as The Gattai Fighbird and Archecore Knight Killian made it which are some top tier Mecha stuffs that I won't imagine able to obtain during my College years.

The star of the show is obviously Amakuni King J-Der which are quite heavy despite it is not exactly that big compared to Soul of Chogokin Gaogaigar. This one is easily my second most expensive collectible I obtained as collector after Riobot SRX and hopefully I got the time to unbox this behemoth in near future, more likely once I managed to move to a bigger apartment.

30 Minutes Fantasy - Rosan Wizard

30 Minutes Fantasy Lineup is back with something this month and a Fantasy series is never complete without the Wizard Class! Releasing in Liber and Rosan variant as usual, Bandai have unveiled 30 MF Wizard class. This time the Rosan Variant arguable have the better Class up item so it is the one to be featured. Scheduled for September 2025 release, 30 MF Liber/Rosan Wizard will be sold for 2000 Yen along with 700 Yen Class Up item.

January 2025 Loot

 
 This month's hauls should have been posted Earlier this month but due to unforeseen circumstances, I ca only share it by this time. Overall a very solid haul which are dominated by Chinese Hobby Collectibles just like many previous batch. The most expensive of the hauls are no doubt the Gattai Seven Changer but the Chinese can deliver top tier product for 1/2 to 1/3rd of this Guy's value ranging from Chinese Gundams Metal Build, Joytoy Primarch to Cangtoys Loong. I would definitely love to crack open Jingwei or Tianfa in near future should I have time but Loong also got a good shot to be the first pick since I would like to see how it size up with Figma Chen. I would also love to crack open Joytoy Magnus the Red and have him doing some wrestling match with Leman Russ to settle their Grudges. In any case it is a solid batch of hayls again which align with this Blog's main interests.

Early December 2024 Loot

  A rather modest Acquisitions compared to the usual time since this one arrived around early this month while the bulk of the Hauls will be coming in few days. Overall Pretty solid hauls which remained aligned with this Blog's interest in Mechas. Got myself couple of SMC Qbricks since I am considering additional review material when the Game inevitably closes down which is within 4 weeks of time.

The best of the haul are no doubt the Pumpkin Princess Mecha Musume which I will look forward to Unbox and couple of 52 Toys and 30 MF which my local distributor had trouble securing the products lately. I also finally got my copy of Hexagear Bui Tohru which definitely will take some time to be assembled given my current backlog. For the rest of the hauls, I will probably assign it in January loot post.

30 Minutes Fantasy - Liber Lancer

This month’s Bandai reveal for Gunpla lineup might be lacking but the 30 Minutes Fantasy lineup are still going strong with 2 new Class being revealed. This time I will be covering for Liber Lancer which yet another addition for the 30 MF Frontline Fighter. Scheduled for April 2025 release, 30 MF Liber Fighter will be sold for 2200 Yen

Armed with Lance and Shield, 30 MF Lancer class is the designated tanky unit. Though compared to Liber/Rosan Fighter, Lancer is still rather scrawny in body build similar to Knight class. Just like the Archer Class, Liber Lancer got no upgrade kit in this one, so perhaps we could expect some more support for this guy like a steed for instance. Surprisingly the Liber and Rosan variant of Lancer Class does not have much differences due to similar palette swap and overall imposing look. Nevertheless either of them are still a worthy addition for 30 Minutes Fantasy collection.