I miss the old thread too.
But here's what I got:
Additionally, I received something I have been waiting on for years. Well, more like wished for as it was announced only late last year.
Back in the '90s MMPR was storming TVs and toy shelves. Until it first aired, TMNT dominated my childhood. It was everywhere in my life: Xmas gifts, b-day gifts, party themes, Halloween costumes, etc. Then MMPR took over for quite some time. Looking back, there are a lot more pictures of me with MMPR paraphernalia than TMNT (though I prefer TMNT over MMPR these days).
While I had quite the number of action figures, I didn't have many Zords. At least, not compared to some of my friends. I had--and still have--the White Tigerzord and Ninja MegaFalconzord.
So fast-forward to about 2009. I got my first full-time job and some of the first things I bought (besides work-life stuff) were all the old Megazords from the first few seasons. Around the same time I also started getting into Japanese figures and robots, and learned about Bandai's Soul of Chogokin line.
For those who don't know, the Soul of Chogokin line is one of their high-end lines which incorporates die-cast, poseability/articulation, and faithfulness to the source. Think of it like the Transformers Masterpiece line, except Soul of Chogokin doesn't stick to just one source (although it is heavy on the Mazinger Z). I acquired a few of their Evangelion toys, but always wanted them to do the Zyuranger/MMPR Zords. However, seeing as Zyuranger isn't as popular in Japan as it is in the States, I dismissed my desires. A few years ago I stopped the toy hobby altogether.
But then Bandai announced the GX-72 Daizyujin.
I had to sell quite a number of items, and prevent myself from splurging the cash. At a retail of $299.99, this is no small purchase. Is it overpriced? I think so, especially considering the GoLion (Voltron) was priced the same and came with a bit more bang for the buck. That, and the fact that many of the Transformers Masterpiece robots have somewhat better engineering and come out at half the cost makes it slightly throat-gulping.
But in the end I had to have it.
Here's hoping Dragon Caesar (Dragonzord) is announced.