Gaim is both the most anticipated release for me, since I love Gaim, and the most daunting, as I'm certain it won't have prepainted gold and silver. Maybe one or the other, but not both, and certainly not prepainted orange and I wonder if the plastic colour will be decent. Plus there's so many painted details on the bodysuit and armour to make me think it'll be a sticker nightmare.

That or it'll be the most perfect model ever and Bandai will outdo themselves/set a new standard with him. :D

The gold patterns on Gaim are highly likely to be stickers. It's a detail that is rarely found anywhere outside of SHF and premium figures.

It's also very unlikely that we'll get cloth parts for anyone. Just logistically speaking for a plastic model kit, other materials outside of plastic drastically change production and regulation.

I mean, they already do the cape thing on the Broly kit, not the best tbh, but hey, it works ig

Yeah, they first show it during Kuuga reveal, but they really reveal it in that one video, the one with Masahiro Inoue as a guest

Well it only took me a year and a month but... I finally got a Kuuga Mighty kit to Rise My Power To Gold!

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...44/unknown.png

And surprise surprise, he's pretty f*cking beautiful! I've always loved the infusion of gold throughout Mighty's red parts in this form and FRS pulls it off effortlessly.

If you're worried about the instructions being confusing, going back and forth between each sheet; it's really not that bad -- as long as you keep Rising's sheet close by you'll be fine, especially given there's very few steps in between Mighty's and most of them are pretty obvious to begin with. They're all very clearly laid out and split up by body part and step number; and even use the coloured part of Amazing's instruction sheet to make it very clear which parts are different. It's extremely satisfying doing that first diversion by the way; just plugging the red torso into the gold lining for the most gorgeous outcome!

Mine unfortunately ended up having a loose left knee connection (anyone else got this? haven't heard of anyone else getting it), and like Amazing Mighty before it and of all things to have something in common with, SHF Saber and Blades; there's only 4 back hand plates for 7 total hands and you'll have to swap them out when swapping hands. Ultimately though just a few minor quibbles to a wonderful figure. It's nice to be back in the FRS game after so long; this has really got me looking forward to Christmas!

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...10/unknown.png

I wanna take a moment to say how considerate the planning is here by the way. If it wasn't obvious from how quick they done it that FRS was gonna do the Amazing/Rising kit from the start, there’s some planning ahead for it in the Kuuga Mighty kit that's all the more noticeable when you're building Rising -- this runner consists exclusively of pieces that you do not use for Rising Mighty, meaning you can completely put them to the side and makes it easier to not get mixed up. In particular this consists of all 3 pieces that Rising replaces for the body, as well as the shoulder pieces

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...160/image0.jpg

He's so pretty...

This may sound weird, but I always considered Rising Mighty Kuuga's "true" base form. Not necessarily in how it was used int he show, but it's just a really solid "finishing" of Mighty. The gold trim is tasteful and works well with the red in ways that make you think it was always designed that way. The shin brace just adds to it, being a cool "weapon" and emphasizing Kuuga's kick and melee fighting. I actually think this is why Amazing Mighty falls a bit flat, as it doubles the shin guard and make it look more like a generic set of grieves. Rising Mighty though is just top notch, and when I get FRS Kuuga I may be sorely tempted to pick it up. (though I already have SS SHF Rising Mighty...)

Great looking kit regardless. How are the double bands on the gauntlets done? One solid gold piece with a red sticker, or two gold stickers over solid red?

One solid gold piece with a red sticker! It's admittedly a bit annoying to get around and figure out where it starts, but nothing terrible. Aside from that, the only additional stickers over normal Mighty are a small red triangle on the back, and stickers for the back of the hand guards

I was wondering why it was taking so long for us to hear anything more about the Trychaser given we do tend to see stuff about a week before release, but it turns out that it's releasing on the 30th rather than the usual middle of the month

https://i.imgur.com/lCeckch.png

I hope the Try-chaser does well. I'm worried it's a bit expensive, but this may be the alternative to SHF Rider Machines we need. Rider Machines are always a tough sell because they're a large, expensive accessory that doesn't really do much. Plus it's not always intrinsic to the Rider despite, y'know, being part of the name. Making them snap-fit models could really help make them more profitable and less niche.