Overseas sightings: Japan

[valkyrie_76]

Oh you tease

[mknell]

Den Den town let down this morning, I keep forgetting the national holidays and most of the really awesome places are closed. I did get to go to the only open one Joshin Super Kidsland that place was awesome but quite TF bare as they are waiting for the new DSTM to come in. There was a MP Megatron for ¥8232 ($AUD $92.57) but I did not want to risk it

[mknell]

Went to Akihabara today was lots of fun Picked up a MP Rodimus ¥14,200 & Animated deluxe Rodimus ¥1,930 at yodobashi camera, from Mandrake I got G1 hook misp ¥2625 and a choro Q Robo Rodimus ¥860 & from a lil toy shop on the main street a gold animated optimus legends figure ¥980

[valkyrie_76]

Be needing a detailed report please

[Skullcruncher]

Just confirming Manadrake and other shops accept visa? Or Cash only? Just making final checks - I dont want to rock up and find I have to leave something I really want!

[uteiki]

yes Mandarake & most other shops accept credit card... prob visa or mastercard... amex is not too popular there...

[liegeprime]

OH wow, WST for that much only!!!, Soundwave no less, one of my sought after WSTs!!. love those pictures you got posted at facebook, everything seems so .... quiet. Where are the photos of toy shops you raided? heheheh. Til when is the holidays? hope the shops open up soon so you can enjoy splurging on the Tfs

[mknell]

Just confirming Manadrake and other shops accept visa? Or Cash only? Just making final checks - I dont want to rock up and find I have to leave something I really want!

Yes indeed Visa for most shops but it's always handy to have it in cash

For those planning to visit japan soon - cheap airfare

http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/45585

Wow at those prices you could make a weekend shopping trip lol

[Skullcruncher]

Greetings from Japan my fellow otca members!

I was going to write this last night but had been awake for just over 38 and every time I blinked my eyelids were trying to stay closed.

Even thought it was hectic got to Bic Camera in Ginza.

Wow what an awesome place! First I walked around the tv areas of course doing the price conversions in my head to australia dollers. But then made my way to level B2 where the good stuff is - the transformers. Plenty of DoTM Japan excelusives here Vortex, Air Raid? and several others with the japanese exclusive sticker on them. All these were priced at 2180 yen. I got some photos and headed off. Also stumbled upon a toy place that was more expensive than bic camera but had double the selection - heaps of animated stuff I have never seen. I knew it had to have transformers because of the huge optimus prime billboard outside.

I was going to have a sleep at the hotel fist but may need to get to a mandarake was too much. We headed off to Nakano. Anther cool place like the bazar in chapel street but 100 times busier and 200 times larger.
Got totally lost but eventualy found the vintage areas thanks yo getting a map in english. Made 3 purchases 2 G1s but not really notable but pretty good and they were all on my wants list. There was one marquee pice that was pretty nice but I need to check what other stores first especailly as I got the goodbyes before I left australia..
Saw a Boxed Black Zarak in the window and a couple of Scorponoks with damaged boxes. My girlfriend did the price conversion on Zarak and decided we could get a small second hand car for that much. There were some other masterforce at ok prices but the autobot cars all had munted boxes and very expensive.
When I was asking to look at particular pieces the guy who was opening the cabniets wasnt taking much care, a smokescreen fell to the floor and other boxes were falling all over the place. Many boxes had there flaps bent with boxes sitting on top of them! G1 collectors would feel this pain! No specific tf shopping planned until wednesday now... a whole day to wait!