2012 X-Plus Vinyl Figures Discussion Thread

[Hesei]

I was really surprised by how much I just love that Rodan sculpt. It has rekindled my love the guy, seriously. Very excited about this figure, and what's better, we get it in full 30cm scale! Very cool.

I'm guessing we'll be getting a Showa Imago Mothra soon. It will be 25cm scale, but in the same way Biollante was in the 25cm scale. Imago Mothra is massive compared to the 64 G. You know that new one meter G64 kit they just released? If you had a Mothra in scale with him, that would be a 16ft wingspan! At least that's what I got with the TK numbers. So I'm betting on a very big, very beautiful "25cm" Imago Mothra this year now that the 25cm G64 came out - another great figure, by the way.

[leunames]

so...anyone have a good 25cm collection they want to post?

[Hesei]

GForever did a great post recently of his collection.

Check out the full thread, it's pretty neat. Sorry for the problems with the attachments. I have yet to upload the updated theme, so the CSS is still off. And the corrupt attachments... I really need to be a better admin...

[michaelprime93]

Also, for anyone still interested, they have the 2012 WF 1973 Jet Jaguar/Godzilla 2pk still orderable.

How can people order the 2012 WF 1973 Jet Jaguar/Godzilla 2pk in the U.S. if its all in japanese, i really want to purchase them, but im stuck, i tried using google's translater but its still pretty confusing.

[GCrusher]

Also, for anyone still interested, they have the 2012 WF 1973 Jet Jaguar/Godzilla 2pk still orderable.

How can people order the 2012 WF 1973 Jet Jaguar/Godzilla 2pk in the U.S. if its all in japanese, i really want to purchase them, but im stuck, i tried using google's translater but its still pretty confusing.

Theres one on eBay now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-X-Plus-GODZ ... _500wt_922

[michaelprime93]

thats true but the ones that are being sold on the site are selling for $221.00. plus shipping

[Brad Simmons]

thats true but the ones that are being sold on the site are selling for $221.00. plus shipping

Purchases from the X-Plus website must be shipped to an address in Japan, so unless you know someone the only other option is to use a 3rd-party such as Japantodoor.com. You'd still have to fumble through X-Plus' website to place the order, create an account at Japantodoor, have it shipped to JTD and then have them ship it to you for a fee of course. You may be able to save a little bit of money doing it yourself that way but it IS a headache. There is an old thread around here somewhere that explains the process. I'll see if I can find it. If I can, I'll update this post with it.

UPDATE: Link found...
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=6132

[michaelprime93]

thanks! do i have to use the third party japantodoor.com service for otacute.com, hobbylink japan, or hobbysearch????

[Brad Simmons]

thanks! do i have to use the third party japantodoor.com service for otacute.com, hobbylink japan, or hobbysearch????

These are online retailers. They don't sell the Internet Exclusive pieces. Although, you can order the non-exclusives through them when they come out. I use HobbySearch personally.
otacute.com
hobbylink japan
hobbysearch

3rd Party Proxy Service:
Japantodoor
They will: buy, bid, sell (collect, store, and forward) items to you. Beware, their fees can be very steep for things like bidding on your behalf on Japan's auction sites. However, they are reasonable when it comes to simply forwarding a package to you.

What you'd want to do is set-up an account at Japantodoor, which assigns a fake japanese address to you. You use this address to have X-Plus ship your figure to. Then, for a fee, JTD will forward the package to you. Follow the directions because it's multi-step. You have to inform them that the package will be arriving to your "address" and you can't do it too far in advance (no more than 2-3 weeks of the item's arrival).

I'd be happy to discuss with you further in a PM if you'd like, since I've been through the process a couple of times. I can try helping you fill out X-Plus' order form as well. Mine is prepopulated now. There's a trick in getting around the surname field, which I personally had trouble with for a time.

[Qaenos]

I'd be happy to discuss with you further in a PM if you'd like, since I've been through the process a couple of times. I can try helping you fill out X-Plus' order form as well. Mine is prepopulated now. There's a trick in getting around the surname field, which I personally had trouble with for a time.

If you could post or PM me the "trick", it would be greatly appreciated. I'm thinking about using JapanToDoor or something similar for some of these X-Plus Internet exclusives if they are worth the trouble...speaking of which...

thats true but the ones that are being sold on the site are selling for $221.00. plus shipping

michaelprime93, if you go through the hassle of ordering through the X-Plus website and using a third party service like JapanToDoor, could you let us know how much it ends up costing you? So the figure is $221, but how much is:

-Shipping within Japan to the third party
-The third party fee
-Shipping to US from the third party to you
-Any customs / brokerage fees or other extra charges they sometimes charge at the border.

Thanks!

[Brad Simmons]

If it helps Qaenos, here were my two experiences using the forwarding service. I also used their bidding service on Yahoo! Japan. I won't do that again. The cost was outrageous.

They charged me $64 to forward the 1968 Gorosaurus to me. The cost of Goro himself was $276.94.

They charged me $104.57 to forward my Gargantuas set, which the cost of the set itself was $333.03.

There's an option to have them repack the contents. It's $8. I chose it on the Gargantuas set but not the Gorosaurus and honestly, I didn't notice a difference. Both items arrived well-packed and undamaged.

P.S. - I'll PM the "trick" to you.

[GreenAiden555]

Brad... I might send you a PM or ask in the group about proxies, because i may need to use one for a non-godzilla purchase.

[Qaenos]

If it helps Qaenos, here were my two experiences using the forwarding service. I also used their bidding service on Yahoo! Japan. I won't do that again. The cost was outrageous.

They charged me $64 to forward the 1968 Gorosaurus to me. The cost of Goro himself was $276.94.

They charged me $104.57 to forward my Gargantuas set, which the cost of the set itself was $333.03.

There's an option to have them repack the contents. It's $8. I chose it on the Gargantuas set but not the Gorosaurus and honestly, I didn't notice a difference. Both items arrived well-packed and undamaged.

P.S. - I'll PM the "trick" to you.

Thanks so much for the help. If I may say so, those fees sound outrageous...

[ZillaMaster91]

Man I've been eyeing the X-Plus figures for a while, and good god they look fantastic.
Too bad though that I can't afford them, not even one. I'm not a serious enough collector to spend $200.00 minimum for just one figure, plus shipping and handling on top of that. I'll stick with MonsterArts for now.

[michaelprime93]

I really appreciate, all the help Brad. But I dont think im willing to risk a high cost for the x-plus figures. Im going to just have to try getting the new ones that I like as they come out from sites like hobby search. Its amazing how difficult it is to be a x-plus fan. I only have godzilla and angurius 1955 black and white 25cm verisons, and the king ghidorah x-plus statue that i think really goes in scale with them, im thinking of getting gigan, then ill kinda have a godzilla vs. gigan thing going on even though the godzilla and angurius are not the correct suits.

[Qaenos]

I really appreciate, all the help Brad. But I dont think im willing to risk a high cost for the x-plus figures. Im going to just have to try getting the new ones that I like as they come out from sites like hobby search. Its amazing how difficult it is to be a x-plus fan. I only have godzilla and angurius 1955 black and white 25cm verisons, and the king ghidorah x-plus statue that i think really goes in scale with them, im thinking of getting gigan, then ill kinda have a godzilla vs. gigan thing going on even though the godzilla and angurius are not the correct suits.

HobbySearch and sites like that are great for the regular versions. Unfortunately, if you want the "Internet Exclusive" versions, you have no choice but to either go through eBay or buy off the X-Plus website with third party services like JapanToDoor.

[Brad Simmons]

No probs. Just offering to help if ya'll were interested.

Here's some quick math on the recent exclusive...

eBay - $419 or $462
If you had purchased yourself from X-Plus and used JTD - Approximately $350 ($250 for the set and another $100 for JTD).

[Qaenos]

Does anyone know how well the Ultraman Large Monster Series line from X-Plus scales with the 25cm line of Toho monsters? In particular, I was looking to get Kodaigon (http://www.ric-toy.ne.jp/museum_daikaij ... aigon.html), and I was wondering how he would look with my Godzilla 1973.

[Brad Simmons]

X-Plus opened a Twitter account yesterday, if anyone wants to follow them (I am). They're " @shounen_ric_xp "

[leunames]

Interesting, thanks

*adds ric toy to twitter

EDIT: and it pays off immediately as the next release is:

25cm scale Mothra Adult 1961 with a 24inch wingspan!

https://twitter.com/#!/shounen_ric_xp/s ... 64/photo/1