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04-18-2020, 12:00 PM | #18751 |
Kamen Ride Or Die
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I wonder if the combination of 2021 being a big anniversary year for the Kamen Rider franchise, and every company in the world figuring out how they can increase revenue without increasing costs, might lead to a huge raft of reissues.
Bandai could pretty easily churn out accessory-light versions of nearly every primary and secondary Rider from the last few years worth of toys, package them up as 50th Anniversary Special Editions (instead of We Make Way More Profit On These Because All Of The Design And Tooling Has Been Paid For Editions) and make some money. But, yeah, I'd love for an evergreen line, some way for newer fans (like me! I'm selfish!) to get a decent collection without having to pay aftermarket prices. I don't think it'll happen, though. I think you'll see something like the Transformers Masterpiece line, where every few years the engineering/sculpting/deco gets slightly better, so they release a new edition. It creates a new toy that's accessible for new fans, but it's also an upgraded toy that appeals to older fans. Best of both worlds for the toy company, financially. Keeping an old figure in production indefinitely means you can't get old fans to replace their figures.
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04-18-2020, 04:10 PM | #18752 |
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It makes you wonder if a Gundam Universe-style KR line could work. Which they technically did kind of try when Zi-O hit. They did the repackaging of all the non-SS renewal Riders (Minus Fourze and Ghost) with less accessories for about $45 a pop.
If they do like a second run in that style for some SS releases with maybe less hands or accessories outside of say important posed hands and key weapons or items for a smaller price they could sell just as well. Then again some of the Rider Kick rereleases didn't sell as well as others so who knows. |
04-19-2020, 03:39 AM | #18753 |
Dai Shogun
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Germany
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Reissues would be fine. But honestly, not just main Riders. I'd like to see poll of sorts asking the community what figures they'd like to see again. So we don’t just get Kuuga or Decade or something, but also stuff like different forms, secondary Rider etc.
Ideally they could also ask which older figure we want to see being redone, a Shinkocchou Seihou of our choice essentially. As for the one figure they could make on their own to celebrate the anniversary - I'd be down for a remold of the New Kamen Rider 1 suit into its original, blue-ish form. Making a figure of the suit that started it all seems like a no-brainer to me. |
04-19-2020, 05:31 AM | #18754 |
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Reissues would be fine. But honestly, not just main Riders. I'd like to see poll of sorts asking the community what figures they'd like to see again. So we don’t just get Kuuga or Decade or something, but also stuff like different forms, secondary Rider etc.
Ideally they could also ask which older figure we want to see being redone, a Shinkocchou Seihou of our choice essentially. As for the one figure they could make on their own to celebrate the anniversary - I'd be down for a remold of the New Kamen Rider 1 suit into its original, blue-ish form. Making a figure of the suit that started it all seems like a no-brainer to me. |
04-19-2020, 10:29 AM | #18755 |
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Reissues would be fine. But honestly, not just main Riders. I'd like to see poll of sorts asking the community what figures they'd like to see again. So we don’t just get Kuuga or Decade or something, but also stuff like different forms, secondary Rider etc.
Ideally they could also ask which older figure we want to see being redone, a Shinkocchou Seihou of our choice essentially. As for the one figure they could make on their own to celebrate the anniversary - I'd be down for a remold of the New Kamen Rider 1 suit into its original, blue-ish form. Making a figure of the suit that started it all seems like a no-brainer to me.
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04-19-2020, 12:50 PM | #18756 |
Tokusatsu Hero
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Location: Maryland
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I want reissues too for people who missed out on them. I want to own Fang Joker since I missed out on him and he is very pricey now. Mandarake is helpful, but you do have the casual fans that probably don't know about those type of websites and would be easier to get it at your local retail stores.
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04-19-2020, 01:21 PM | #18757 |
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I want reissues too for people who missed out on them. I want to own Fang Joker since I missed out on him and he is very pricey now. Mandarake is helpful, but you do have the casual fans that probably don't know about those type of websites and would be easier to get it at your local retail stores.
Though agreed on FangJoker...a while ago I had a pick between Skull and him, and chose Skull...I made the wrong choice. |
04-19-2020, 05:49 PM | #18758 |
Some guy. I'm alright.
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Location: Michigan
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Speaking of the original Blue KR1, I know I'm most likely in the minority on this, but I'd personally love Seihous of the "The First" versions of KR1 and 2. (and of "The Next" version of V3 of course)
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04-19-2020, 07:40 PM | #18759 |
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I'd love a "The First/Next" Shocker Rider.
So I asked a few friends privately, but might as well get as wide a variety of opinions as possible. Hopefully that isn't rude? I've purchased the Figuarts N Daguva Zeba, the one from I believe about a decade ago (wow...). I would like to make it look more like the more recent renewal, meaning it has a more aged or bronze-y gold, and a dirtier white to it. What would be the best way to accomplish this? A black wash? Brown wash? An aged gold paint? Here are pictures of the original, followed buy the SS version: I want to do this, as there is about a $100 price difference between the two. So any advice is appreciated. Sorry if wrong place to post this. |
04-21-2020, 11:53 AM | #18760 |
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I'd love a "The First/Next" Shocker Rider.
So I asked a few friends privately, but might as well get as wide a variety of opinions as possible. Hopefully that isn't rude? I've purchased the Figuarts N Daguva Zeba, the one from I believe about a decade ago (wow...). I would like to make it look more like the more recent renewal, meaning it has a more aged or bronze-y gold, and a dirtier white to it. What would be the best way to accomplish this? A black wash? Brown wash? An aged gold paint? Here are pictures of the original, followed buy the SS version: I want to do this, as there is about a $100 price difference between the two. So any advice is appreciated. Sorry if wrong place to post this. Also, has anybody preordered Zero One via Bluefin? I know they won't be shipping out anything for a while (which I totally understand) but I've also noticed that the product page for Zero One isn't even there anymore? Is that just because the preorders sold out or is there something else going on?
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