Anticipated: Recent Sylvanian Families Purchases

So I managed to get the following Sylvanian Families sets and figures recently.  They are all are on their way to me as of this writing or I may have received them already at the time of publishing this post.  All photos below are my screenshots of the pics from the sellers' listings.

• costumed babies from the JP ToysRUs Fairy Tree Set.  

          - I wanted the babies, but not the tree set. Lol!  So I was glad to see just the baby figures listed 

          for sale.  Haha!  It's kinda rare to find these sold separately.  In fact it's the first time I saw such 

          a listing for it.   I immediately purchased it.  I wouldn't say it came cheap though.  Oh well.  

          Lol!

      

• Flair Show Jumping set (complete).  

         - This I got for maybe only 1/3 or less than 1/3 the price of what it normally goes for on eBay  

         (including shipping), and it comes with its box.  Perfect.  I like sets like these to come with its 

         box if possible so it's easier to track which piece goes with which later when necessary.  UK 

         contact already has this packed in their luggage.  They're arriving this October to visit and I'll 

         get this order.  Yey!

          

• Robinson Red Panda family

          - another set that's not easy to find at an affordable price especially with the baby.  I'd rather       

          buy whole families than hunt for missing members separately (too much hassle.  Lol).  I found 

          a used set that looks as if it's new still.  The thing with SF figures, I don't mind if I don't have 

          the box for it.  And I mostly buy non-figures primarily, with SF.  Maybe later I'll start getting 

          more of the other families. 

• Epoch Japan Cake Shop Set

          - This one I found used but as if new.  Very awesome.  And once again, I got it (not from eBay) 

          for way less its usual listing price (on eBay).  So with shipping, it ended up being 1/3 the cost
          vs eBay listings (not including the shipping fees on there).  Wow.  It usually goes for 3x more 

          or less on eBay, brand new with box.  As it's not one of my targeted key SF items to find/buy,  

          and I don't bake nor really eat cakes and processed sweets except at parties or dinners, I wasn't 

          willing to buy it for that price.  So when I saw how much this listing went for, I decided to snap 

          it up anyway as I've never seen it go for that reasonable a price.  

          

          I just like the concept and the design of this version the most, out of all the cake shop sets so 

          far that Epoch has released for their SF line.  This seems to be a 2006 release as per the  

          amazon.co.jp site.

And what's even better, it came with 2 different baking outfit/cake accessory sets that's sold separately from this set.  Lol!!  See the baker figure at the corner + the other accessories and the waitress figure (both on the second pic above) vs. the listing of the their corresponding accessories sets I saw on amazon.co.jp below:

This means I don't have to go hunting/buying the two extra sets above.  I can't believe I got the whole thing plus some extra figures.  It's like killing several birds with one stone and at so much less than the usual prices for these items. Lol!

There's another separate set that connects to this cake shop building.. and it's not a kitchen.  However, I don't find it worth it at the price it's going for nor that interesting (yet.. Lol).  

It's more like a nice to have for me rather than a must have so I can do without it.   Maybe another time, when it's at a fairer price.  At the time it was listed for more or less $150 to $200, like a building  gift set with accessories, so I don't think so.  hehe!

Anyway, I just hope this last item/listing that I purchased isn't one of those too good to be true stuff.  I'm also crossing my fingers that the package doesn't get damaged during shipping.  Ack.  It may not be fully complete with the fiddly other cake/dessert items maybe but I'm not too worried 'cause Epoch released so many different cake shop or cake accessories... The main ones are included and I'm not exactly a cake or sweets person, so that's good enough for me.  Hehe!  It is still quite a good steal having got this set + two, for a song!  Lol!  We'll see.

SF - Waddlington Duck Famiy

Mayor Bill Waddlington 

is a chap who likes to get things done. His acceptance speech lasted for over an hour and a half, in which he laid out his grand plan for Sylvania. ”We will build an extension to the Cottage Hospital, improve the roads and double the frequency of the Sylvanian Bus,” he proclaimed. He went on in some detail as to how this was not only needed, but was affordable if everyone pulled together and helped with the work. Some in the audience thought in the time they had stood there listening to Bill, they could not only have completed the proposed extension, but repaired all the roads too! Not that anyone would have said anything, because they all knew Bill would have fluffed up his chest feathers and got very upset! He simply hates what he calls ‘time wasting’. That’s why he’s always in a rush. ”Life is for doing not watching,” he often says. It seems that life is also for shining the mayor’s golden chain of office that hangs around his neck – of which he is very proud. It is rumoured that he even goes to bed wearing it!

Mayoress Wanda Waddlington 

also runs the Sylvanian delivery service called ‘Flyte Path’ whose motto is ”one ring and we’re on the wing”. She is an excellent businesswoman, and although she doesn’t rush about as much as her husband, she seems to get much more done! The belief in Sylvania that Wanda advises Bill on what needs to be done as well as writing all his speeches, seems a little far fetched when she has a house, three children, a busy business to run as well as the responsibilities of her own high office to conduct. She is very organised, she has to be, so that she can do what she loves best, and that is teaching her three wonderful children to swim, dance and play the piano. All three children took to swimming at once, the dancing is a bit of a problem as all three seem to have two left feet and the piano lessons are not much better than the dancing lessons. It is lucky that Wanda is not only hardworking, resourceful and organised, but also a great optimist.

Brother Quiller Waddlington 

is such a serious little boy! Clearly he must think very hard about everything because he frowns a lot. Indeed, Quiller can already write his name. His mother secretly thinks that her little son might grow up to be a famous writer like William Duckface, the famous Sylvanian playwright who wrote those unforgettable lines ”to quack, or not to quack”.

Brother Sebastian Waddlington 

is already just like his father. He is always in a hurry (even on his potty, which can be a bit worrying!) And, when he is not organising his toys in neat rows, he will be organising his brother and sister – telling them what to do and when to do it. If his mother is not looking he can be sen strutting around with her Chain of Office round his shoulders. He was once caught eyeing his father’s gold chain and was warned off by the growl of ”Don’t even think about it!” which came from an angry looking Bill.

Sister Jemima Waddlington 

is a daydreamer! She lives in a little world of her own and when she is not daydreaming you can be sure that she will be curled up fast asleep in some snug spot. Not surprisingly, Jemima loves fairy stories read to her in bed by her mother…Especially the one about the beautiful princess who sleeps for a hundred years!

SF - Captain Horatio seadog Riverboat set

CAPTAIN HORATIO SEADOG 

is a very popular character, with an old blue peaked cap, threadbare sailors uniform and a big smile. Give him the chance and he will sit for hours telling tales of the seven seas! All his stories are of pirates and great adventures, with him cast as the hero. His 'Motley Crew' as he calls them love to spend their weekends sitting in with him hearing the same stories over and over again, not that they are exactly the same!

SF - Forest Kitchen Chef and Waitress

via Instagram

SF - Puddleford duck family

FATHER NELSON PUDDLEFORD 
is an expert plumber. Whenever anyone has a leaking tap, he's immediately on hand to mend it.


MOTHER BETH PUDDLEFORD 
makes the most refreshing iced drinks, and all the children come from miles around to try them!

BROTHER TOM PUDDLEFORD 
takes after his father. He's fascinated by tubes and pipes, and wants to be a plumber when he grows up.

SISTER MAISY PUDDLEFORD 
loves watching the rain fall. Then when it stops she rushes outside to splash about in the puddles!

SISTER SAMMY PUDDLEFORD
on the other hand, hates rainy days. She stays inside during storms and won't go out until all the puddles have dried up.