Thanks for the info!

It’s pretty cool that I as a new collector can get Showa Riders and their bikes a little bit easier now. Ichigo this year, Amazon & V3 next year :>

During a asteroid strike.

While *insert country of your choice* is invading your hometown.

On a Friday.

I just hate how the reissue with Amazon and his bike are both pack together and are web exclusives. I don't care for the bike, so I wish Tamashii reissue Amazon on his own for the people who don't want the bike. The same happen with 555.

Because they were both reissued multiple times and were readily available for years. These bike packs are just for additional value or in case you want to get both at once. Amazon was reissued over his original production run at least 5 times that I remember. They were crazy easy to get for a long time.

I kinda prefer the smaller wrist joints on the rest of the Gaim SHFs the only real con there for me is that they can be kinda weak sometimes. Depends on the QC. And LOL that scenario.

Well I guess in a typical fashion, I decided I needed Amazon after all of those happened. He's with the Sonic Arrow in the "things I should've bought much much earlier but am now kicking myself for not doing" boat.

V3 has been reissued more recently than Amazon though. I don't doubt you because I haven't been buying Rider figures as long as Sentai ones but Amazon certainly hasn't been reissued in the last 2 years or so.

I guess mass production popularity wins out.

I didn't start collecting Figuarts until late 2012. Amazon is pretty pricey on Ebay and I haven't seen him show up on Mandarake recently. I don't want to drop 9,780¥ on a figure with a bike if I'm not going to use the bike. The same thing happen with 555.

Mister Dangerous arrived this morning. He..is quite pointy. Changing his hands was rather painful.

He looks fabulous. Gorgeous paint job, fantastic detail, he's just..I love him. I just wish he came with word bubble and floating heart effect parts.

Articulation is what one would expect from a figuart, it's hindered a bit by his armor, but not enough to really hurt him. The left shoulder pad on mine is just a little..springy? The joint seems a bit tight on it, so it took a bit of working to get it to stay up at first. Oh and I recommend not taking them off..getting it back on sucked. It was also tough to get his sword in hand.

I can't say I have any real outstanding complaints with the figure, he's up there amongst my favorites already.