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Exclusives:
Sentai Artisan Doron Changer - September
SHF Shinkocchou Seihou Gatack - September
No other info:
SHF Rider 1 (Movie) - October
SHF Shinkocchou Seihou Double
April releases:
Zyuoh Cube Weapon Cube Mole - 4/23
DX Deep Specter Ghost Eyecon - 4/23
SHF Ghost My Soul - 4/28
SHF Kabuto Extender - 4/28
Zyuoh Cube 123456 DX Wild Zyuoh King Set - 4/29
DX Kamen Rider 45 Ghost Eyecon & The Spirit of Kamen Rider DVD Set - 4/29
DX Deep Slasher - 4/29
GC12 Deep Specter - 4/29
RAH Genesis Gaim
Capsule Ghost Eyecon 11
April reissues:
SHF Shinkocchou Seihou Kabuto - 4/28
April exclusives:
SHF Dragranzer - 4/25
SHF Ryuki Survive & Dragranzer Set - 4/25
Complete Selection Modification Dark Kabuto Zecter - 4/21-5/09
DX Ishinomori Ghost Eyecon - 4/21-5/09
Sofubi Series EX Dopant Set 1
RAH Diend
Everything else
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Last thread
>>5620661
when will preorders for gatack (and black panther) end?
I personally would have opened the thread with the release dates for May, but whatevs
>>5642341
They're exclusive, so they should be open for a long while.
It's general releases that get filled up quickly.
>>5642348
Depends. CSM Faiz Driver was an exclusive that went damn quick. So did Ultimate Kuuga.
>>5642344
Well I didn't do it this time since I was asleep, and the thread was on like page 7.
Upcoming releases:
Zyuoh Cube Weapon Cube Bat - July
Zyuoh Cube 7/8/9 DX Cube Tousai Zyuoh Set - July
DX Zyuland Base - July
Zyuoh Cube 0 Cube Condor - August
DX Whale Change Gun - September
Converge Kamen Rider 3 - August
SHODO Kamen Rider VS3 - August
RAH DX V3 (Renewal ver) - September
RAH DX Riderman (Renewal ver) - September
Exclusives:
Complete Selection Modification Faiz Driver - September
Converge Kamen Rider PB01 Half Change - September
Converge Kamen Rider PB02 W Max Edition - September
Converge Kamen Rider PB03 FFR W - September
Converge Kamen Rider PB02 W Max Edition / PB03 FFR W - September
May releases:
SHODO Kamen Rider VS2 - 5/03
Zyuoh Cube Weapon Cube Bear - 5/14
Ghost Eyecon SP1 (Candy) - 5/16
SHF Specter - 5/21
Converge Kamen Rider 2 - 5/24
Capsule Ghost Eyecon 12
May exclusives:
SHF Chaser Mach - 5/19
Ultra Act X SHF Ultraman Special Edition - 5/27
DX Black Apple Lock Seed Set
Mask Collection Legacy Gaim Orange Arms
Mask Collection Legacy Gaim Arms Change Set
Ganma Eyecon Set Super Movie War Genesis ver.
Talking Familiar DX Yurusen
I need to get the rest of the cube animals before they explode in price.
>>5642781
no you don't. stop playing with blocks.
>>5642751
im sorry i jumped the gun and made this. but the other general was overdue by 15 posts and on page 6
>>5642811
Are you new here? We don't need new threads once we go over bump limit.
Does anyone feel like Den-O would benefit from a renewal?
>>5642811
The page it's on doesn't matter unless it's 10. /toy/ is nowhere near as fast as other boards, so going over the post limit is a thing we do here.
>>5642867
Yes. That figure looks like he's wearing a diaper. He has long flat clown feet. He and W need a renewal.
>>5642867
No as much as Double.
At least Den-O's joints are the right color
>>5642867
Maybe, Double needs a Renewal more than any other Rider right now.
>>5642867
Kiva Kiva form first please.
>>5642980
Stop.
We are never getting a SHFSS or even a regular SHF of Base Kiva. If we were, we would have got one by now.
>>5642867
I still feel like OOO needs one more than Den-O. Those Batta legs man.
>>5642989
>Bandai will pass up a chance to make money
You're silly
>>5643004
>Bandai won't lose money on Kiva
You're delusional
>>5642989
>people actually believe Bandai wouldn't make a base Kiva at one point
>>5643006
Make him an exclusive
Bam problem solved
I'd rather have an exclusive kiva than no kiva at all
Fuck, i'd even take an shfss dark kiva
>>5643006
>They made Hibiki the ultimate sink hole of money, but won't touch series only unpopular on an American image board
>>5642976
>OOO
>>5643068
OOO just has shitty ankles. Double's proportions and joints are all fucked up.
>>5642976
>More than any other Rider
>Forgetting the trash that are the Wizard SHF
I understand. I try to forget too.
>renewals for all the Riders
>then renewals for all them again when Bandai gets even better at making figures
endless cycle of bleeding wallets
>>5643477
Wizard is trash anyways, so it's deserving..
>>5643477
People complain Kiva doesn't have an SHF, but the figure shown there for him looks better than the SHFs the other Riders have
Also SHFs apparently are too skinny, especially in the waist
>>5643477
>beast SHF has clown shoes with the mantles being premium bandai
Wizard had it rough
http://nov.2chan.net/y/res/3517331.htm
Secret is Riderman. Kinda obvious.
>>5643503
Beast had even more oddities to him when you make a direct comparison.
Like the Wizard SHF were made with the thought "What do I REMEMBER Wizard and Beast look like?" in the aculptor's head as he worked without reference.
>>5643500
It's just a good angle. The proportions are just as bad as the contemporary SHFs, and the poseability's much worse.
>>5643101
It also has a pin head and gorilla arms.
>>5643907
If Kiva was even remotely popular, he'd have a Figuarts by now.
Would it be safe to assume that Kabuto Extender price will get more discounts as time passes like other bikes?
>>5643907
i'm pretty indifferent on Kiva as a series. I like the Kiva form design though and I'd like it for completionist sake
>>5643830
All things considered, Meteor is actually pretty good proportionally.
>>5643503
Sadly the wizard line pretty much killed off getting extra effects and such that weren't first order bonus's.
Shelfwarming modules put it in the hospital bed, wizard effects came in with the pillow and smothered it.
>>5643907
Not even /krg/ but i don't like Kiva and i'm fine waiting for it's figuarts to eventually come out, i don't see a point in getting anxious about it.
It'll come out eventually, but posters bringing it up all the time is just getting really obnoxious and annoying.
What does piss me off though is that we won't get that gorgeous Saga figuarts, that's the real tragedy here. I hope to god that someday there's at least some kind of p-bandai two pack deal that comes with Saga and another tertiary or movie rider.
>>5643907
Kiva's pretty comfy and thick, it deserves a good figma
>>5644044
Seriously /tv/, just leave.
What's the average amount of time it takes for a figure to ship to the US?
>>5644107
With EMS about three days if you're on the east coast.
>>5644122
What if I'm on the west? And I went with EMS because I'm too impatient to start my downward spiral of figuarts.
>>5643830
Man Accel had it rough. It was so bad they actually released a new head for him and included it with Booster.
Just a heads up
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/ShippingCostChangeInfo.html
EMS Prices are changing come June 1st
>>5644175
SALfags rejoice
EMSfags on suicide watch
>>5644175
Who /Airmailboys/ here?
>>5643924
That's what I'm betting on. It's a retail release that's basically never been out of stock throughout the entire pre-order period, so it can't have met their expectations for sales.
>>5643477
>Buying Main Riders
Who actually does this?
>>5644011
So what do you call the Tune Chaser set?
>>5644191
Something i completely forgot about, but now that you remind me that does give me some hope that we'll see more in the future.
>>5644188
Well, what is wrong with that anyway ?
>>5644305
In multi rider shows the main one is consistently the worst one.
>>5644343
The only atrociously written characters in that image are Kiva and Wizard
>>5644343
I don't think so.
at least Agito, Faiz, Hibiki, Kabuto, Decade, W is pretty dominant in their own series.
>>5643815
What makes Riderman the secret figure? A variant of some sort?
Also, do we have a case break down yet? Hoping for at least a few Shocker Combatmen per case.
>>5643815
SHODO VS is so fucking delicious.
Almost makes up for the cancellation of 66 action (almost... I will forever mourn it)
>>5642334
So from a friends recommendation I just caught up on Amazons, it's pretty awesome and I see there's a belt on Ebay but it's not released yet.
Is it some kind of online exclusive?
>>5644343
Agito is fucking moe.
Also Faiz, since a lot of people hated Kaixa (and Delta is wasted potential-tier).
>>5644482
Yes
>>5644482
P Bandai exclusive
https://m.youtube.com/watch?ebc=ANyPxKozUIApYKaVLx3udpcwWSTqVPaE70JwLGyGc7rfGa7egfP_TV53DxoCg_c_A4QycJO3zF2p-EUyp3HkreSrXqCdmtp7Zg&v=Ca_5L5eBbI4
I have some broken Figuarts (Fourze Base States and Rider #1) and cheap ones I bought but once I got them I realized I didn't really want them (Fourze Magnet States and a Combatman).
I am going to put all of Fourze onto a flash drive and put it in the Fourze boxes and hide them near the college in town, hoping some nerd finds them.
However for the Rider 1 and Combatman I don't really know what to put, I was thinking 15-ish episodes of Rider 1 and a few of the big crossover movies like Rider 3. Any suggestions, besides "don't do it" I've had the idea for a few months now and I actually went out and bought flashdrives now.
>>5644527
Don't do it. This is the most autistic thing I've ever heard.
>>5644527
>teenagers find it
>toy promptly destroyed
>flash drive cleared
nigga u dumb but i'll buy that combatman off of you
>>5644533
Put a picture of your face in there so when some qt 10/10 gamer gurl kamen rider fan finds it they'll know to look for you :)
>>5644527
No one's gonna give a shit and probably throw them away. Nerds probably won't be the ones to even find them anyway.
>>5644554
Nerds would know better than to insert an unknown usb drive into their PCs. That's a pretty good way to distribute ransomware.
>>5644533
> I love buzzwords
>>5644426
>>5644619
>>5644621
Three Shocker mooks ? Amazing. Perfect. Thank you based bandai.
>>5644621
Sweet, 3 is a pretty good number. And since they're the most heavily packed they'll likely be the cheapest down the line too in case more are wanted. Better pick up zanjio quick if anyone wants him.
>>5644175
>EMS prices going up
>tfw even more reason for me to avoid it now
Parcelforce and their absurd customs charges rates aren't the only thing stopping me from getting that anymore.
DHL and airmail are better in every way anyway.
>>5644175
>$ is now 106 and falling
>EMS going to raise
riperoni in pepperoni
>>5644876
How much is EMS going up? Do we know? Is there an estimated percentage?
>>5645369
500 yen
>>5645440
It does though.
>>5645440
In this case it does
A little better look at the Zyuland Base from the Zyuohger toy line. This is designed for the Mini Cube toys, but there's plenty of room to display the DX's in there too. Plus, it folds up to a cube.
finally got a package today from Amiami. Kabuto Extender is freakin beautiful and ghost is okay. feels a bit limited by the hoodie. Bandai can't into soft goods. also I know I need to dust.
>>5646541
>Ghost
I want my Specter! I don't want to have to wait until the end of the month! I am a petulant child!
In case you are misreading this I am not making fun of you, just the fact that you have Ghost reminded me about how sad I am that I don't have Specter.
>>5646555
it's okay Faiz anon. I'm more looking forward to Specter than I was Ghost
>>5642989
I fucking love kiva, I have his S.H., motion revive, and S.I.C. kiva will sell
>>5646541
>ghost is okay. feels a bit limited by the hoodie.
Yeah. Probably my second biggest complaint, first being not giving him his triangle hands
Also, while fiddling with my Ghost, I noticed something rattling around inside him. I hope nothing broke and it's that stuck inside.
>>5646301
That is sexy. Holy shit.
>>5646698
He didnt even post the best one
Anyone know if lockseeds will fit in here. It looks like it would be very close.
http://www.cstoysjapan.com/products/4939491801192?variant=17691660483
>>5646903
No, Lockseeds are way taller than Eyecons. Just get a chainlink fence in your room and clip them on there.
>>5646903
I wouldn't take the risk. Your best bet is to find somewhere nearby that sells sports memorabilia and buy a case for baseballs.
>Nippon Yassan finally starts shipping Savior Arrows
>Ordered three
>They email and tell me it's bigger than expected and send me a 5k+ Yen fee to cover additional
>What the shit. No fuck that
>Write an angry ticket and tell them it's unprofessional to ask the customer to pay for their mistake and to waive the fee or refund me in full the whole order
>Day or so goes by
>They reply
>Apologize and tell me they're shipping my shit anyways
Ayyyy lmao
>>5646949
Wow, customer service? From NY? You're a lucky man.
>>5646949
They pulled this shit with me on every large order I ever made with them
I stopped using them becuase of it.
>>5646903
They won't fit.
Spooky time.
>>5646949
How the fuck is someone going to ask a customer who has already paid (I assume) to pay an additional 50 dollars for their own mistake. Good job on that man.
>>5647112
Oh hey. Thanks for helping me figure out where to put her. I just had her floating to the side of Ghost.
>>5646668
>Also, while fiddling with my Ghost, I noticed something rattling around inside him. I hope nothing broke and it's that stuck inside.
That's the Eyecon in his belt.
>>5647461
Really? So you can take the belt face off then. I won't try it but it's nice to know the Eyecon is a separate piece.
Wow
>>5647646
Am I supposed to be impressed that it dropped by 800 yen?
>>5647666
I'm honestly more impressed that Proto Drive was there at the time of the photo being taken.
>>5647671
I should probably try to get that at some point
>>5647666
It's still 7k most stores, hell even Heart hasn't budged from 7k.
>>5647681
No probably. I think it's the best Figuart I own.
>>5646541
You should buy a Trident stand, they're great
>>5647723
I need an amazon fucking bad... is anywhere having him not be rape prices?
Around what timeline do you think we'll get both of the AMAZONS?
I still haven't received the full price, including shipping, but I am about to spend nearly $200 to get three Eyecons. What am I doing with my life?
Necrom's Brace, Ghost's Sword and Specter's Motorcycle.
>>5648334
At least for Musashi and Houdini just settle for non DX. You get worse stickers and that's really it.
Unless you really want the bike and sword.
>>5648381
Nah, I just want the shiny stickers. I guess the sword has some functionality with the belt at least, but the bike is just staying in the box.
>>5648383
and I am going to be upset in a year or two when these things are down to 800Yen
>>5648334
Machine Houdi is fucking beautiful.
You better get the GC Specter to go with it.
>>5648239
his combo release with jungler goes for around 90 bucks on mandy
>>5647723
I would love one but not for 50 dollars
>>5648452
Trident stands are about $20 on Amazon.
>>5648606
link?
>>5648743
>spoonfeed me
>>5648606
It's white though, which looks kind of horrible.
>>5648743
http://www.amazon.com/
Just found out Ghost's arm's pull out for better range.
>>5649489
Yeah. I also wish more people would realize his sleeves are supposed to sit on top of his shoulders when the arms swing out. I've seen a bunch of people try cramming them underneath and it's fucking cringeworthy.
>>5650656
Bandai sure packed him enough plastic though. Needed tweezers and I'm still pulling bits out.
What does /toy/ recommend to fix scuffed paint outside of Gundam markers?
Specifically the white paint on Ranger keys.
if any body remembers, I got that Warz gill figuarts from amazon in so it's legit, it will take a while if you go with the free shipping option since they used sal shipping. If I could find a gold ptera ranger for a decent price I'd jump on it.
>>5651026
>gold ptera ranger
REV UP THOSE FIGUARTS
>>5651045
That looks disgusting
>>5651045
holy fuck this is ugly as hell
>>5651045
nonononononono
>>5651045
I'd buy one of Elizabeth Banks' Rita though.
Shit design for the character but I like as it's own thing.
>>5651045
>These suits
>That Rita everything
>Written by Max Landis
Who thought any of these were good ideas?
>>5651016
pls respond
>>5651045
>>5651057
>Written by Max Landis
Oh shit, really? This is going to be hilarious.
>>5651026
How much was it? I've seen it for around 2000 yen on Mandarake.
>>5651315
33 bucks with free shipping, so right around what it retailed for
>>5651057
It's nkt meant for fans it's meant to appeal to a general market.
If that wasn't clear by the pieces in play
Does anyone else have figuarts ghost with something rattling around inside the upper chest?
I've handled 3 of these and they have all had it....
How many of the showa rider bikes have been made into figuarts?
As far as I know cyclone, cyclone custom, new cyclone, hurricane are the only general release ones.
>>5651466
Jungler
>>5651499
Riderman machine is also a web exclusive.
I find it funny that Decade onwards all have figuarts bikes but OOO only has an untransformed version.
>>5651366
I figured it was something to do with his arms due to where the sound was coming from.
I tried to pull off the arms to see if I could spot it but it was more force then I was comfortable with to do so, so I stopped.
>>5651045
>we want to appeal to a more mature audience to gain new fans
>>5651466
the only showa bikes not released:
-tackle's (not shown)
-skyrider's (shown at one point)
-super-1's (the blue one was shown, not the harley)
-zx's (shown)
-zo's (not shown)
-j's (not shown)
every other bike had a release, most exclusive. battle hopper + acrobatter were also generals, i think the other rx bikes were exclusive
> bikes
There are some great Rider bike designs, I wish I could justify buying them. But instead of buying a figure it's money on a glorified prop which makes me push it off for now. If they had good set pieces like Drive's pit then I'd probably make the investment even if it means a way larger cost.
>>5651560
I got the trychaser for my Kuuga and they really look good together.
However I did get it on sale at hlj for like $25, so that made it even better.
>>5651574
I was stretched thin last year so I didn't get Kuuga, Would like to but I have the SICs for now.
HLJ's 1500 jpy Agito sale was amazing, I could probably justify his bike but I'm still watching the show.
Fuck, I've been out of the figuarts for a while and I picked up gaim on a whim cuz I saw him in a store and I like fruit.
..I really want to get more riders now, goddamnit that new body is too good. Especially since the old hips are the only things I've had break on figuarts in the past.
>>5651601
Yeah even though they're reducing accessories I like that the figures are improving so much from Wizard just a few years ago.
If you're looking to get excited then just wait a few weeks for the figuarts exhibit, they're going to show off some stuff (llikely the Amazons) and have some big displays for the SS process.
Also not toku but Black Panther is a good example of progress, imagine how poor that would have been 3 years ago.
>>5651057
>>Written by Max Landis
Really? He's a cool guy, why does this keep happening to him
>>5651703
he's a hipster shit. He was such a big cry baby that the RLM guys didnt like his movie that he flew all the way down to tell them they were wrong.
It's like the only good movie he made was Chronicle and idfk what happened to him after that movie because everything else has been shit
>>5651045
We're going to up to our eyes in newfags because of this.
>>5651977
RAHs are expensive as fuck, but they are worth every penny. They are beautiful things.
>>5651981
Guess I gotta save up for a couple of these then
>>5651961
If there's anything in your collection that you want to dump at an exorbitant price you should be looking forward to this.
>>5651992
>>5651992
>I have extras of all the Season 1 Megazords brand new in box sitting in my closet
>>5651045
ew.
Anyone have any recommendations on what to do about my Stronger having two of the same hand?
Should I just take my chances and see if anyone's selling just the one hand I don't have?
>>5652221
Which hand are you missing? If it's something lame like one of the splayed open hands, I'd say you're not missing anything.
>>5648606
just an update for those interested out there. You can pre order some clear trident stands from BBTS for about 11 bucks each.
>>5652231
It is, but I'm autistic like that
so denizens of /toy/ if there was one Sentai line you'd want to have a complete collection for the mecha, which one would you go for?
for simplicity's sake let's restrict this to series from Gaoranger onward(my choice would probably be Boukenger for a lot of reasons, although there's not many Sentai series from Gaoranger onward that I wouldn't want to own stuff from)
>Tfw you get a new Rider Figuarts, but you don't have time to tinker around with it because you have to go to work
>>5652407
Go-Busters. All dat replay value.
>>5652407
Oh man, there's so many series I'd love to-
>from Gaoranger onward
ok so basically nothing for me.
>>5652407
>from Gaoranger onward
>tfw favourite Sentai toys are from go go five
basically nothing for me as well then.
>>5652407
That doesn't simplify, it only limits the options. I can't think of any Gaoranger to current mecha sets I would want to complete.
That said, I'll go with Kakuranger including the Jusho Fighters. They just look so nice, I've never tired of transforming them, and the Jusho Fighters add that rarely seen poseability to the line.
>>5652476
>>5652482
>>5652501
>>5652511
well part of the reason I went with that limit was going off the assumption of it actually being reasonable to hunt the actual figures down in a good to near mint condition without having to spend a fortune on them, last time I checked most older Sentai stuff has gotten relatively expensive to hunt down
>>5652560
Not necessarily true. Mandarake drops older Sentai stuff for cheap every once in a while. Got myself a DX Victory Robo with stickers intact for less than 200$ and a DX Ohrangerrobo with stickers intact for 250$
>>5652568
so I guess this pic is accurate after all
>>5652578
I would drop a "lol poorfag" comment but that picture is too accurate.
Hey, at least I didn't have to drop 400-500$ on each of them.
>>5652582
I'll admit the combination of price, rarity, and being aged even by old toy standards is part of the reason why I'd probably not collect any Sentai mecha merch older than Zyuranger, and would probably stick with the American versions for most up through whenever BoA stopped using BoJ molds(I forget, when did that happen again?)
>>5652587
Boukenger is when they stopped using BoJ molds I believe.
To be honest, these things have survived pretty damn well. Aside from the usual yellowing on old white plastic, which thankfully hasn't affected any of mine, they are tough bricks if you handle them carefully. The reason why I tend to go for the Sentai releases over the American ones is because I'm autistic.
Are you serious
http://tamashii.jp/item/11391/
Gold Drive, September general release.
What the actual fuck.
>>5652605
>general release.
are you serious
>>5652605
>general
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What in the fuck.
>>5652605
Fuuuuuuuck...
Gettin' it.
>>5652605
>Bandai finally lost it.
>Forms/Final forms will now all be P.Bandai.
>Extra Riders will all now be General Release.
>Still no Tire Set nor Formula Tire set.
I still don't get the point of P-Bandai, it's one thing to do a limited run on certain figures, cause obviously some won't sell that many copies, but limiting it to just their webstore seems asinine and inefficient
>>5652700
Bandai can release a figure that's likely not to sell a lot or well and still make some profit without losing as much.
For example Type Wild/Dead heat on HLJ have been shelf warming since release, but Bandai made Type Technic P.Bandai, allowing stock to be limited and allowing Stores to not have a lot of Backstock.
>>5652605
Can't wait to get him for 1500 yen.
>>5652605
>GOLD DRIVE IS GENERAL
>RIDER CHASER WAS EXCLUSIVE
FUCK THIS BANDAI'S GONNA MAKE FUCKING SH FIGUARTS MAURICE NEXT AS A GENERAL RELEASE AND BOTH AMAZONS WILL BE EXCLUSIVE
>>5652828
>bringing krg cancer here
Fuck off, man.
>>5652835
It's Bandai's fucking fault for doing this, I'd rather be a fucking Maurice cultist than continue supporting this fucked up business
>>5652605
This is rather unusual, isn't it? A standard release for a villain Rider many months (7 months since Drive ended, with a full year between that and the release date) after the origin show has ended.
Has this happened before?
And still no sign of Type Tridoron.
>>5652870
To be fair, Gold Drive was the shit and pretty much made up for alot of faults that the show had had before the finale came around. That and he was pretty popular as fuck.
As for Tridoron, i think it might be time to give up on that ever being a general. It has too little to do with Chase, Banno or Heart to be viable for that. I can imagine it going up for exclusive, right next to Brain, early 2017 at best.
>>5652605
This makes me extremely bitter considering I just paid for Gatack two days ago.
>>5652605
Fuck yeah
>>5652605
>Gold Drive a general release an entire year after the end of Drive
>Rider Chaser, Type Technic, Dead Head Mach exclusives despite being more prominent and popular suits
What the fucking fuck.
>>5652407
I have a few full collections, not many but a decent amount. My favorite is the Deka line.
>white robo with lots of lights and translucent plastic
>white and blue robo with lots of chrome and giant arm swords
>black robo with dual wielding guns and an awesome looking head. also turns into a giant shotgun
>huge heavy robo with missile fingers, chrome, translucent plastic a giant holographic stickered chest and opens to store other mecha, complete with ramps for them
>cute little car with a cannon on top and gatling gun wheels
It's a pretty cool bunch. I especially like how the various translucent areas actually have chrome parts underneath. Bonus points to Dekabase Robo's ears "lights".
>>5652870
Kivala, Rider 3, and Abyss are on my why? list.
>>5652578
I just dropped 500 smackers on that very same item. Complete, with mint box, and just one little flaw on the Masky Drill.
So cheap. So expensively cheap.
>>5652605
FUCK YEAHHH
One of my favorite Kamen Rider final bosses is a general release. Doesn't exactly make up for Rider Chaser being exclusive, but big picture aside I am happy he is a regular release. Never really care for most Kamen Rider final bosses beyond how they look, so the one I actually like for their character being easy to get is great.
Hopefully this gets the ball rolling again for Drive related SHFs. There's still type Tridoron, Brain, and Rider 4. Not to mention things without a prototype like Medic, type Next and Lupin that I'd like.
>>5653215
I'd be shocked if they make Rider 4 at this point. If they can't justify making Gaim figures during Gaim Gaiden season then I doubt they'll do the same for Drive.
I'm interested in some Gaim figures, specifically Bravo, at least. Does anyone have comparison pics? Figuarts seem nice but the gimmicky armor changing ones speak to my heart
>>5651045
anything given proper lighting, framing, and direction, can look cool. look at the scorpion jacket from drive in the movie compared to anyone else ever trying to wear it.
this is gonna take some work though.
yknow what would make these designs salvageable though? remove the molded in lip parts on the helmet.
>>5653319
Why not both?
>>5652881
>That and he was pretty popular as fuck.
Was he? I think they only release him because they simply have to repaint (proto)Drive. Easy money.
>>5652605
I'm not surprised he is a general release, he was fairly popular villian and the japanese love "Dark/Evil" versions of the main suit (e.g. Dark Kabuto).
I guess another factor could be the last few drive exclusives were really sought after.
>>5653331
In the middle of possibly breaking a lease and moving. Need to save cash for now, but one fig won't break the bank
>>5652604
the return of Type Piss
>>5653364
You should head back to /krg/ with your outdated memes.
>>5652605
He gets regular release probably because it is just an alternate paint job with the Proto parts.
I think you need to think of the exclusives not as the B-list characters, but ones that are expensive to produce in mass so be made-to-order, and/or lacks popularity to be made in the high numbers the normal SHFs tends to be.
So this makes sense. Chaser was weird. But there are no limitations for people in Japan buying these things, so I guess there is no real downside being exclusive there.
So why exactly is Gattack an exclusive despite being a fan favorite that would sell well? Not mad, just curious.
>>5653579
Exclusive = Bandai can sell directly = no sharing profits with stores
>>5653373
>because it is just an alternate paint job with the Proto parts.
That doesn't make sense, because we constantly get retools and repaints as exclusives.
>and/or lacks popularity to be made in the high numbers the normal SHFs tends to be.
I doubt Gold Drive has it, either.
>>5653579
It's the first time a non-main rider gets the ss treatment, so they could have gone exclusive just to test the waters and see how well it'd received.
How this goes will probably determine how they do Diend as well.
>>5653585
>constantly get retools and repaints as exclusives.
Do they not fall in the "lacks popularity to be made in the high numbers" category?
Gold Drive might be popular. I stopped watching before he pops in but my cousin who watched the show to the end told me it was real good and I should watch it, and I see similar comments here.
Watching episode 42 and on works? or should I go back further?
>>5653645
>Do they not fall in the "lacks popularity to be made in the high numbers" category?
No shit, and Gold Drive shouldn't be an exception.
>>5653585
>profit sharing
Retard safely ignored
>>5653818
Do you not know how wholesale works?
>>5653645
>Watching episode 42 and on works?
Yeah that'd be fine. Drive ended pretty damn strong.
I wish someone would translate the little booklet that comes with Kabuto. And what does Shinkocchou Seihou translate to anyway?
>>5653850
Shinkookaburra Henshin
>>5653319
I'll try to take some for you at work today. I got both of them. But it all depends on what you want to do with your figure - do you want a Bravo to take great pictures with and pose occasionally, or to actually play with on your desk or whatever? Because they really do represent each 'purpose' of the toy to an extreme.
The SHF Bravo is spiky and a bit of a pain to work with (literally, his spikes HURT) but he looks magnificent and accurate to the show suit. AC Bravo gives you the Bravo experience that's more play-friendly - you can mess with him and the transformation gimmick is fun to do despite how simple it is, and he's poseable enough to take pictures of. Plus a relatively low parts count also gets rid of you having to keep track of so much stuff, especially when he's transformed.
End of the day, though, if you told me which one I'd keep, the AC would win by a mile for sure. It's just a great toy - all of the figures on the line are.
>>5653828
Clearly you don't
>>5653850
>And what does Shinkocchou Seihou translate to anyway?
true bone carving process
>>5653319
Oh yeah, the AC is fun as hell. Only Gaim Figuarts I got is Marika, but I got Bravo, the four Energy Riders, and Kachidoki Gaim and they're all a lot of fun.
However, the figuarts Bravo does come with the glass of wine.
>>5653889
Believe it or not Anon, but retailers need to make some money off a product, too.
>>5653060
>Type Technic
>prominent and popular
It was a shite suit and it was wholly bullshit that they split Doorgun and Steering sword between it and Type Wild
>>5653850
>what does Shinkocchou Seihou translate to anyway?
Like "bone carving process" or something like that, if I remember correctly.
>no monsters to pose with heroes
>only the red rangers matter
>ENJOY THE FRUIT RIDERS
>no Ultramen.
>>5654240
wat
>>5653079
>Kamen Rider Heart
You what?
>>5654243
That's all the SH arts are. No monsters, just the main, usually red ranger from a sentai team. All the variants of a fucking single Kamen Rider with a banana theme? Isn't one 'FIGURE' a fucking hand on a tamashii stand?
>>5654258
w-wat
>>5653788
He has gold paint, of course he's more expensive, duh
>>5654265
IT'S A SHIT LINE
>>5654270
Maybe you should buy the kaijin SHFs that already exist, Monsterarts, and Ultra-Act 2.0s like a good boy.
You're fucked when it comes to a good selection of Sentai, though.
>>5654275
Oh. ONE Ultraman. Out of 50 years of Ultras?
>>5654287
What do you think the Ultra-Act line was for, cunt?
>>5654258
>Isn't one 'FIGURE' a fucking hand on a tamashii stand?
Are you talking about the Ankh hand?
Yeah bandai can take huge risks with kamen rider since just about anything sells. Sentai fans just aren't numerous enough apparently and the no baddies thing is something intrinsic to jap toy buying habits but even then bandai probably makes more villain figures than any other toy maker.
>>5654319
Skipping over cause it was shit and didn't deliver all the Ultras?
>>5654321
>villains don't sell
>Ghidorah's one of the best selling fucking Monster Arts.
STILL DOESN'T EXCUSE THEM FOR ASKING 50 DOLLARS FOR A FUCKING HAND.
