Yeah, I'll post some later tonight when I get a chance.

http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/...-56-16_163.jpg

Here's the image, the difference my be so small it's not noticeable but it certainly affects how the toy stands. That along with the box being slightly damaged and a small internal piece being broken in the hip joint (though it seems to still work) has me considering contacting Bluefin to see if I can get a replacement.

Hnnnnnngghghg :o

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i-HcPo2yN9...o%2Bsword2.jpg

July can't come soon enough.

Den-O owning a figure of Den-O? DENCEPTION! :p

He comes with an effect part!?

Oh man. He was already going to be an instant buy, but now I'm almost going to try for a preorder for sure.

the 5 levels of Denception :lol

Make that six, once the SHF is released:lol

That makes me feel bad for ordering the TRU 5 form set, because I can only display one form at a time. I shoulda gone with (or still need to pick up) the individual SH forms. Especially Liner Form. Also, Wing Form was on Mandarake the other day, but I delayed a day in trying to decide if I should order him or not, and he vanished. :(

I is jelly of your SH liner form Den-o... And I wasn't going to get sword form, what with having the SH... But special hissatsu effects parts!

That is one pretty epic effect part.

Just checked, and AmiAmi's have already come and gone :(

HLJ still has Stronger and Den-O at the time of this post.

Glad I got em. I will wait for Lunatic to show up on other stores.

Could it be that the ankle isn't as far in as it can be? sure looks like one side of the ankle cuff is higher than the other, the one on the left facing me.

I actually got Wing Form of off Mandarake myself about 2 months back. It was only $10 so I knew I had grab it. That price for what is essentially a Figuart was a steal.

Don't be too jelly, the person I got it from failed to mention the pretty beat up shoulder armor and the super loose arms. It's seen better days and unfortunately mine didn't include a box :( I'm still looking to upgrade to one in better condition.

Well I really failed at paying attention to when they went up there. :(

Guess I'll just have to hope I actually get one through HLJ then.

http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN975630

Was available when I last checked it, but all gone now

That's about what the price was on this one too. I knew I shouldn't have hesitated. But I did.

Is Liner form pretty hard to come by? I wouldn't mind getting it as a stand in until we get an SHF version, it and Wing From are the only ones I don't have any representations of yet. Also, that sword is ridiculous, and awesome, and I need it.


Also, due to severe overspending this weekend, I will be waiting to get Sword Form on Mandarake, hopefully for somewhat under retail

Haha I grabbed it this morning when it was still available. By "hope," I meant they actually get enough stock for the number of preorders they get and I don't get stuck waiting in limbo for more.

damn, was unable to secure a Den-o preorder, but i got one for Stronger! i wonder if the showa riders will be completed before the year is out?

Well, who's left?

Riderman, Shin, ZO, J, and Super 1?

You forgot the best one: X.

Oh, and ZX.

I've tried pushing the ankle in, but it seems that's the farthest it goes in. Yes one cuff is higher than the other but the cuff is part of the leg, not the ankle/foot. I'm thinking it may have been a molding error or something.

meh, i could do without Shin ZO and J, the classic 10 (11?) are all im after.

weve got Black, Black RX, #1,#2, Amazon, Skyrider, V3, Stronger, and we need Riderman, X, ZX and Super-1. geez, maybe 2012 will be the year of the Showa Riders!

Very odd indeed!

Skyrider is at http://www.figureoftheday.com/ for $40 w/ free shipping if anyone is interested.

I am disgraced. I missed all the preorder for Den-O :lol

You should be. :p

Does anyone own the S-Cry-Ed figuarts? I'm watching the anime, and I wanna get some more. I already have Kazuma. But the rest are exclusives...

and you call yourself Den-O?

haha just kidding, I missed the preorder too.

If you were awake the morning of updates, it was surprisingly easy to preorder Den-O. Even from AmiAmi. It was only Stronger and Lunatic that disappeared immediately. HLJ still had him yesterday.

Eh, that's what Mandarake is for.

so do we have to wait for a reissue to get a Den-O?

EDIT: nm, found a preorder at BBTS

So I decided to send an e-mail to Bluefin about my defective Kuuga, I figured it wouldn't hurt. I really like him, I just wish he was able to stand up correctly.

Yeah I just wound up going the BBTS route for my Den-O and Stronger too. If I see em on Mandarake or elsewhere before BBTS gets them (which will probably be 2013 :lol) then I'll cancel.

So I have a question for those who have any clear plastic Tamashii Stages. How common is it to see cracks/plastic stressing on the parts of the arm that grab the figure? More specifically, the holes that the arm and clamps peg in to? Both stages that my Tiger & Bunny Figuarts come with have this problem? I've also been thinking of buying some extra Tamashii Stages and while I do prefer clear I'd probably go buy a solid plastic color if it was less likely to break on me.

That is, unfortunately, very common :(

Shame :( Guess I'll go with the Act 2 Black stages (which are actually cheaper) as opposed to clear Act 4.

Yeah, my one clear stand (that came with SIC Cyclone Joker) is cracked almost beyond usability. I'd much rather get black or perhaps white stands, so they're stronger, even if the clear ones look kinda cooler.

Follow up question, any idea if the Act 5 stands (which as I understand are made for heavier toys) are just as likely to crack/break? Not sure if I should go for a clear set of those or a black set of Act 2.

I think Act 5 is the ones that come with Figuarts Knight, which is a static clear stand with a multi joint arm on top of that, the arms can't be taken apart like the earlier ones, so no risk of cracking.

It's not the arms itself I'm concerned with but the "hand" of the arm that grabs the figure. It looks like it does have the same hand, but the arm is mostly solid so that should support heavier figures like Sky High. Seems each has it's pros and cons.

Oh the "hand" part? I haven't had them crack on me YET

even so, the hand is a quick fix. on one of mine the loops that hold in the fingers developed a crack, and the fingers were rendered loose and useless. i disassembled the hand and used a dab of superglue on the loops. after it dried, it was good as new.

the thing that irritates me about the stage 4 sets is that they only give you three pairs of fingers, yet six hand peices limiting you to one arm per base