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01-02-2018, 02:42 AM | #11 |
Dai Shogun
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Isn't the card giving away the release date too? It says May on there. So either a Web-Exclusive since we've seen May's retail releases already or this will be a surprise announcement of sorts because the pre-order drop for those is still a week away. I'm more inclined to believe it's the later, hero upgrades are usually a retail thing.
The figure looks great by the way, but I don't think I need it. I rather wait and see how the Jelly Riders turn out. The designs aren't the biggest hit IMO but clear plastic is always hella sexy on figures. EDIT: I found this: It's definitely a May release, don't know if it's retail or exclusive though. Quote:
For Ex-Aid they didn't bother with showing prototypes at all, they never did any LV3 forms and instead went with the much easier LV5 stuff. (Although technically, I think we've seen a LV3 Genm in that crazy God Kuroto Dan display? But they didn't do any of the heroes is my point). The fact that we haven't seen anything from Build so far and them already being on Rabbit Tank Sparkling is pretty telling that they probably don't plan on releasing any of the regular Build Change forms. I assume these kinds of releases simply fell out of style, Gaim was the last show where the popularity was so big that people bought everything, but even then alternate forms were easy to find on the aftermarket. With Drive it became more extreme, you can still find Type Wild in-stock at some retailers today. With Ghost, they didn't even bother releasing the planned prototypes since not even the main heroes sold well, and after that I assume they reworked their model and just don't do those early alternate forms at all anymore. They seem to focus on basic forms, secondary Riders and upgrades nowadays. Which are generally the best sellers anyways, and if not then well, at least they only have a handful of figures out clogging shelves instead of a whole lineup. Last edited by Kiwami; 01-02-2018 at 04:07 AM.. |
01-02-2018, 04:39 AM | #12 |
Kawaii 5-0
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Hell even with Gaim they never covered all the lower-end alternate forms, since Gaim Ichigo and Ryugen Kiwi still haven’t seen the light of day.
I’m inclined to ageee that the days of getting figures of alternate forms that aren’t significant power boosts are mostly over. On the subject at hand, this figure is gorgeous. I’m not a big fan of the suit, but man it looks magnificent here. It’s a pass from me though - standard RabbitTank is all I need and I’m still undecided about which version of Cross-Z to pick up along the line.
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01-02-2018, 05:17 AM | #13 |
Dai Shogun
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I like regular Cross-Z much better but if Charge is a retail release and the clear plastic looks ace then I'm content with having the main and secondary Rider with different belts. |
01-02-2018, 05:19 AM | #14 |
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Yeah, that’s pretty much my mindset on it too. Plus if Charge does properly replace Z then I guess it’s a better representation of the character too.
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01-02-2018, 06:37 PM | #15 |
Hmm....
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Isn't the card giving away the release date too? It says May on there. So either a Web-Exclusive since we've seen May's retail releases already or this will be a surprise announcement of sorts because the pre-order drop for those is still a week away. I'm more inclined to believe it's the later, hero upgrades are usually a retail thing.
The figure looks great by the way, but I don't think I need it. I rather wait and see how the Jelly Riders turn out. The designs aren't the biggest hit IMO but clear plastic is always hella sexy on figures. EDIT: I found this: It's definitely a May release, don't know if it's retail or exclusive though. I think it's safe to say that they'll never do these. They had several of Ghost's alternate forms on display as prototypes and never released anything outside of Musashi. For Ex-Aid they didn't bother with showing prototypes at all, they never did any LV3 forms and instead went with the much easier LV5 stuff. (Although technically, I think we've seen a LV3 Genm in that crazy God Kuroto Dan display? But they didn't do any of the heroes is my point). The fact that we haven't seen anything from Build so far and them already being on Rabbit Tank Sparkling is pretty telling that they probably don't plan on releasing any of the regular Build Change forms. I assume these kinds of releases simply fell out of style, Gaim was the last show where the popularity was so big that people bought everything, but even then alternate forms were easy to find on the aftermarket. With Drive it became more extreme, you can still find Type Wild in-stock at some retailers today. With Ghost, they didn't even bother releasing the planned prototypes since not even the main heroes sold well, and after that I assume they reworked their model and just don't do those early alternate forms at all anymore. They seem to focus on basic forms, secondary Riders and upgrades nowadays. Which are generally the best sellers anyways, and if not then well, at least they only have a handful of figures out clogging shelves instead of a whole lineup. I still hoping the Build Sparkling released in retail release. The BCR line has good paint and proportion but sadly the BCR lines didn't have head and waist articulations. They make a lot form in Candy Toy version (including Cross-Z default Form, Night Rogue, and Blood Stalk) but I am not fan the body proportions in Candy Toys version. |
01-02-2018, 06:53 PM | #16 |
天心の英雄たち
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01-03-2018, 03:52 AM | #17 |
Dai Shogun
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Found a complete picture of the display, the second card with the May release date on it is Blood Stalk's, so Rabbit Tank Sparkling is not confirmed for release just yet. I don't think it will take much longer though.
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01-03-2018, 02:25 PM | #18 |
Hmm....
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Cross-Z and Build is really cool when they are fight together. |
01-03-2018, 05:17 PM | #19 |
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Another missed opportunity: Sparkling has no FullBottles in his holder.
Remember back when the Drive Figuarts thoughtfully provided Shift Cars, and Gaim Figuarts at least came with Lock Seeds compatible with the holders? |
01-11-2018, 01:38 PM | #20 |
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Oh man this looks awesome!! Have I already missed the pre-orders?
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