October 14, 2006 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

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NEW PREORDERS:
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HARD HERO TRANSFORMER BUST BLOWOUT! We've come across some smoking good deals on Hard Hero Transformers busts and are passing them on to you - some of these items are nearly 70% off the MSRP! We have a short term preorder listed for these statues & busts: Devastator Bust - $32.99, Rhinox Statue $26.99, $16.99 to $19.99 busts include: Soundwave, Starscream, Hot Rod, Jazz, Ironhide, Wheeljack, Grimlock and Prowl. Supplies on some pieces are fairly limited so don't miss out on these great prices. It would be only $184.91 for all 9 pieces - the original retail value of these 9 items is $540!

SOTA'S STREET FIGHTER REVOLUTION PREVIEW: Sota will be revamping its entire Street Fighter lineup for 2007 and going back over all the figures with an anime style in mind. In the meantime they will reissued Ryu, Ken, and Akuma with redesigned packaging. These 3 figures are each available singly for $15.99 or as a set of 3 for $44.99. Sota will also be releasing a series of resin statues of your favorite fighters. Ryu is up for preorder now, but no images are available yet.

REVOLTECH MAZINKAISER & GETTER ROBO 3: Two brand new items from Kaiyodo have just been listed at $19.99. The Mazinkaiser and Getter Robo 3 each come with extra accessories and the amazingly poseable Revoltech joint system. Check out these and all the other Revoltech figures.

T2 JUDGEMENT DAY STATUES & REPLICAS: Three exciting new items from this ever popular series. First up is the huge 1:1 scale Endoskull replica with electronic light-up eyes and real movie sounds. This beauty is fully chromed, has a full set of teeth and is priced $120 below MSRP at $479.99. Sideshow and Toynami each bring us new T-800 Arnold Statues, both nicely detailed and priced at $189.99 each.

PREMIUM FORMAT CAPTAIN AMERICA: Sideshow continues to work wonders with its Marvel license - the new 1/4 Scale Captain America is an excellent example of their craftsmanship. This new figure is up for preorder at $239.99

VOTOMS: Two new offerings from Max Factory - the Red Shoulder Custom and Standing Turtle mechs are up for preorder at $57.99 and $59.99

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: The exclusive Cylon Centurion Bust is now up for preorder at $44.99 - these will be arriving in about a week, so not much waiting is needed for this awesome bust.

SHANNA THE SHE-DEVIL: A very busty new bust from Diamond Select, Shanna is listed at $44.99 and is worth taking a look at.

TONS OF NEW ANIME: Nearly 20 new listings! We'll organize this list by starting with the skimpiest outfits and working down:

-- TANDEM TWIN ANIMAL GIRLS - LEOPARD GIRL CLOE

-- IKKI TOUSEN - RYOFU HOUSEN CREATOR'S LABO FIGURE

-- MEIDO NO ONNANOKO - MAID GIRL 1/7 SCALE FIGURE

-- TSUYOKISU: KONOE SUNAO 1/8 SCALE PVC FIGURE

-- FATE/HOLLOW ATARAXIA: IRIYA SWIMSUIT VERSION 1/8 SCALE

-- PEACE@PIECES - NAGI DEATH COSTUME 1/8 SCALE

-- MELANCHOLY HARUHI - SUZUMIYA PVC STATUES

-- HE IS MY MASTER - IZUMI SAWATARI 1/8 SCALE FIGURE

-- KANON - MAI KAWASUMI - TWO VERSIONS

-- UNDERBAR SUMMER - AMANO CHIWA & HATANO KONAMI

-- TO HEART 2 - YUZAHARA KONOMI - 1/8 SCALE

-- KODOMO NO JIKAN: Trading figures & PVC Statue

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NEW ARRIVALS:
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NEW YAMATO MACROSS VALKYRIES: Three new items have just landed, the awesome VF-0A repaint of the VF-0S - this version has a nice low
visibility style gray paint scheme and is priced at $179.99. The new 1/48 VF-1A Kakizaki has nifty green trim and is priced at $154.99. The Stealth Type Super Parts set is also in stock - only $64.99

BANDAI SOUL OF CHOGOKIN - EVANGELION: The GX-21 and GX-22 Black & Silver Eva's are now back in stock for just $59.99

SIDESHOW 12" STAR WARS: We were lucky enough to receive a little extra stock of Mace Windu, Bespin Han, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn! These are all priced at the MSRP and available in limited quantities.

GODZILLA EXCLUSIVE: A cool repainted set of vinyl figures from Toy's Dream Project - the Godzilla and Angurus set is priced at $44.99 - this set comes in a nice collector's box.

IMPORTED GUNDAM: New model kits include: Crossbone X1 Ver.Ka & La Vie En Rose EX Model. New figures include FIX 0032, Extended MSIA Hyakushiki, MSIA Gaza C Haman Type.

MICROMAN KINNIKUMAN: The first three Japanese versions of M.U.S.C.L.E. figures have just arrived - only $13.99 each.

REVOLTECH INGRAM 2 & BLUE EVA: Only $19.99 for these cool new figures!

LOONEY TUNES 3: The latest series from DC Direct features two versions of Bugs Bunny, one Yosemite Sam and one HUGE Gossamer figure. This set is priced at $57.99

12" SPAWN: The new Mandarin Spawn and Issue #7 oversized Spawn figures have just arrived, we have limited stock remaining and more arriving next week - these are just $28.99 per piece

VOTOMS - SCOPEDOG: The new Blood Sucker and Scopedog Turbo Custom 1/35 Scale figures have just arrived - very cool new bots