I'd pre order Marika, but unfortunately I gotta start saving up for convention season.

Which is why I still don't have Gridon and Kurokage... They pop up on Mandarake often enough but never below 7000 yen and that still just seems way too high.

At least that's not ridiculous Shin Zangetsu price. In fact, that's not really much more than what they cost me with middleman fees. It's not great, sure, but it's not terribly unreasonable.

The preorder period for Marika closes on the 20th, so people have less than a week to figure out if they want to get her now and where to secure her from.

NY still has her available to order, at least.

I'll just leave these here:

http://www.taghobby.com/1-0/1-1/2015...1%95%E5%93%81/

I don't like the tire on the shoulder of those last two designs. Feels like some arbitrary kibble tacked on to make it look car-y, but it just looks dumb to me.

Though I wonder if I'll feel differently when I get around to watching drive.

I had this thought a while ago, but now that I look at Mashine Chaser again: I always felt like the body-proportions of the figure are completely wrong, especially in the abdomen. The transition between the torso and the lower body is fluid in the show-suit, but here the abdomen is much smaller. Of course, this might be due to the articulation, but that just looks wrong to me. Like he's wearing a corset.

I was initially set on completing the Energy Riders since I already have the half that have been released but now its been so long since Gaim that my interest for them has kind of dwindled. The only one I am for certain interested in is Lord Baron which has not been announced yet. I am definitely having second thoughts and may go back and finish them but I guess I'll have until the 20th to decide at the latest although the price of exclusives has definitely made me less impulsive. I'll most likely save my money for figures that I know I want for sure.


On another note, Rider Mach and Ride Macher look nice! I didn't pre-order them since I haven't seen Drive yet but maybe if I can find them for a good price after their release second hand, I may go for them.

Mach and Chaser look great. I am far less impressed with Dead Heat and Wild. Especially Dead Heat.

Mach looks amazing, that is a must for me. Mashin Chaser looks great too. The Drive ones look pretty good too.