HLJ confirmed my HawkGatling order so that's good

This week's SO-DO is GatlingHawk (but most probably guessed that)

http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1505614152

http://bandaicandy.hateblo.jp/entry/build05

-Side A comes with the stand.
-Side B comes with the gatling gun.
-The wings can be put on any Build combo.

Also, for those that might be unsure, I made a sticker/paint guide for Build in TankRabbit and GatlingHawk in the same way as Night Rogue. Build is a lot more obvious with placement.

http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1505614152

http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1505614152

I'm puzzled as to why the wings on HawkGatling are stickers rather than being cast in that color.

Short answer: budget. It's not cost effective to add a second plastic color for an accessory.

Ok, I didn't see it initially, but if all that are stickers, then I can see why the gimmick figures are still viable. Still, if they can design the SODO to have neck/waist articulation then I see no reason to change the design for the BCs. I wonder if SODO, like the BCs if every right half is compatible with all the lefts as well?

I would assume it has to do with the age groups they can market to. Sodos being model kits and having tiny choking hazard parts that allow for more articulation limit the amount of children they can potentially sell to. If the BCR figures had a bunch of tiny removable parts like the sodos then they probably wouldn't sell as many.

They aren't model kits, they just have stickers.

Why these lines have different articulation is pretty simple: Bandai's departments are divided by type of toy rather than franchise. The people working in Bandai Shokugan (candy toy) department have nothing to do with the department BCR is in (I think it's just general Bandai). One department saw a way to design it with a neck joint, the other did not. Simple as that.

Ah I've never actually seen one unboxed before. Makes me wonder why SAGAs even exist. Thanks for informing me.

I still stand by my guess. Simpler toy with no small removable parts will give them a wider audience for their product and bring in more money.

Are you asserting that a lack of competence on the part of the BCR design team is at fault? Or are you saying both teams have different restrictions and goals? If you're saying the latter then I think we're saying the same thing.

Wave 5 of the Build SODO line is up for pre-order on HLJ
and yet still no sign of the Remix Riders

Speaking of which, it looks like they're out already, and they look pretty great.

They can break apart even more than I thought, too.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DJ_wtaxUMAENzcp.jpg

Can't wait to get mine.