Have you tried using a clear coat top spray? A lot collector grade sprays like Tamiya Top Coat or Mr Hobby are safe on stickers, though it is worth noting that SO-DO stickers are typically lower quality than the type these sprays are meant to go over.

I also use a clear nail polish over stubborn stickers, but it can potentially mess up parts that are pre-painted.

I'll look into both of those! Thanks!

Just wanted to add on to the praise for that display. It looks fantastic!

Thanks! I'm really enjoying spending time tweaking displays and integrating SO-DO. Finding a way to display all of these tiny mans, it's a fun problem to solve!

Hey guess who isn't in the SO-DO update this week? I'll give you a hint, he's a member of Metsubou-Jinrai who got killed off in the mid-teens only to return just before the show went onto hiatus.

EDIT - AI09 got fully unveiled before AI08. This is incredibly amusing to me.

At last we get some form of a figure for Tsukuyomi! She kind of looks silly, but I will take what I can get.

This week on the So-Do blog, a long awaited and overdue reveal... and it's not Ikazuchi. Bet you thought the forgot about Tsukoyomi!
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She looks fantastic, has some unique PVC parts making up the cloak
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And continuing So-Do's goal to do everything, she not just comes with a Faizphone but also the blade she used to stab Another Decade in the back! As G Man reminds us, it has a name, Luminous Fractor
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And that's not all this week! We've also got Zero-Two, who was first technically but the joke at the start of the post was too good to wait
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He's got some unique things about him. He also features PVC, used in potentially breakable spots
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Another cool thing about him is the sculpt of his shoulders. G Man points out the how the shoulders were sculpted to create a natural flow to the neck
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One more cool thing about the figure is that he comes with a special version of the attche sword that can attach below Zero-One's hand to recreate its combination with his other sword who's name I've forgotten!
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Both figures look fantastic, AI9 seems like it'll be an incredible wave. Next week they tease Ikazuchi, but at this rate I expect it's a lie and we won't see Ikazuchi till AI8 is out on shelves

(Sorry if I'm stepping on anyone's toes by doing this. I love making these posts and hope I'm not bothering anyone by doing it)

I held out hope for Tsukoyomi this whole time. I held onto my SODO Geiz Faiz armor just for the Faiz Phone X. IWAE

Tsukuyomi was always coming, they've been promising it since Grease Kingdom was revealed all the way back in Wave 2! I'm surprised it took this long, but I guess Zero-One stuff took priority. Like Ika[CENSORED BY TOEI CORP]chi.
Considering last week me and Kurona both posted at roughly the same time, you're already doing better than I was!

Hey would any of y'all involved in the package want me to spring for DHL/Fedex/UPS for the items?

I don't suppose you'd be able to know the prices to compare them? I know proxy sites kind of make you commit to an option before you can get an estimate.

I wish we knew when regular Japan Post would open up again.

I think I can change once the box is packed, so I'm going to message them and hopefully get a reply soonish.

Ok, cool, I love the summaries you two do as well. I think it's great how every week at least one person makes sure to do it.
Also, just wanted to mention that I added one picture I forgot earlier to the post

something tells me there are some production difficulties with Ikazuchi

Or maybe, Ikazuchi contains a somewhat story important thing that won’t be revealed until next weeks episode and that’s why he keeps getting delayed, and delayed, and delayed.

I'm definitely up to pay for DHL.

sounds likely as well

Hopefully gonna get some estimates tomorrow, will update you all then.

Update: So Zenmarket has a page where it can estimate your shipping costs, I just didn't realize you could get an estimate without knowing the box size.

So yeah we have price estimates now! From cheapest to most expensive we've got:
UPS:136.71 for 2 to 4 days
FedEx: 158.57 for 2 to 4 days
DHL: 178.14 for 2 to 4 days

So I'm leaning towards UPS because it's the cheapest and ships at the same rate as the other 2, unless any of you have objections.

If you don't please shoot me $0.70 shipping per SODO box when you can. PM me and I'll send you my paypal.

I got $0.70 by subtracting 480 (weight of the RKF figures) from the total weight of the box then calculating shipping at a weight of 9734 grams. Shipping on that for UPS was $134 and that divided by the total number of SODO boxes (190) is approximately $0.70. Yes the shipping totals were fairly close, I don't know why that changes so little sorry.

I'll cover most the shipping since I'm taking most the items, and I won't be asking for the money for the boxes themselves until they arrive state side and are packed and ready to ship to you.

For the people with larger amounts I'm going to give you the number of SODO boxes you have

Die you have 42 boxes for a total of 29.4

and ShishiLeo you have 8 for a total of 5.6

most the rest of you only have 2 to 4 so don't worry too much about it.

Hey Akiba, do you plan on getting AI08 to finish your Quartzers? If so, could you please sell me Ikazuchi?

That's not an awful plan! If I do pick it up, I'll let you know.

(Also, if anyone wants the Humagear, shoot me a message.)

I might as well take it since I’ll have the older model one from 9. Also, you might want to pre-order it since Sodo preorders sell out a week or two before hand and then the set gets restocked half a month after release.

If I miss it, I can always grab it off Manda fairly easy once it actualy releases. I've got enough backlog that I'm not super rushed with these things - it'll work out in the end.

EDIT - And it's pre-ordered!

Remember, keep Ikazuchi and Humagear for me! Also, where’d you order?

Hurray! I’ll be putting together AI07 later today. I’m saving figure rise Ex-Aid for the weekend because I’ve heard he’s a more timely project.

I think that Rampage will be my first Sodo paint project. His left side just looks so, bland without all of the little silver and blue accents as well as the eye gems.

Brace yourselves for ‘rai’ in Metsuboujinrai tomorrow!

Well, less 'tomorrow' and more '2 hours'!

It is tomorrow in Ireland, so still correct.

Dodo!

Break Down!

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I don't have work tomorrow, I'm back on this stint; it's Ikazuchi time baby!


Finally rounding out Wave 8 is the third member of Metsuboujinari.net! Perfectly replicated, he comes with his full Progrise Key cache and his wing swords to recreate all three minutes of screentime!

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And that's it for this week's-- pff, no, turns out we've got like four reveals this time!


So, keeping in with the MJNR theming... we've got a new rider on the scene, right?

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I have absolutely no clue yet what this chaotic mass of metal does in the show yet, but these images make em look like quite the distinguished threat!

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They round out Wave 9 alongside all the previous reveals... and... uh...

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?!

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HELLO?!

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Yeah, uh, lots of obvious stuff we were gonna get to sooner or later this week and the last but... they really don't wanna stop with the surprises, huh? We're gonna hear more on this inclusion next week!


And finally... something else we've been waiting a long time for; Hopping Kangaroo!

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Allegedly, this is to be released in the July 31st issue of Televi-Kun!


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Look forward to it!


Oh, also, funny little chibi men 02 and Ark-Zero

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That about does it for this weekend's blog -- we're nearing the end of Zero-One's wave, and... yeah, looks like they've more or less covered every major suit now! From here on out... guess we'll be looking forward to movie suits and perhaps a couple other ~surprises~! As always, check out all the images in the link below and stay tuned for next time!

http://bandaicandy.hateblo.jp/entry/20200628_rider

Ooh, those reveals pushed me to pre-order a complete set of AI09.

Looks like a great wave. Next is the final wave for Zero-One. U figure Naki is a guarantee, but beyond that it could be anything. Possibly movie exclusive suits, but with the movie being delayed, maybe not. I'm still really hoping for a Jackal Raider, or for Yua to get a final form sometime before the end

Google said that next week will ‘reveal the mysterious inclusion’ in reference to the dodomagia grunt, this could mean AI10 could include a proper dodomagia. The question is, which form? Also, I feel like this week they’re making up for the weeks we’re we had no Sodo Zero-One.

AI 10 is just gonna be a full set of Dodo Magia forms

Also the horseshoe crab magia and Raider

There is no horseshoe crab Magia.

Kurona's write up is missing the best part of the blog post.

It covers Ark Zero.
It goes on to show the full line up of AI09. Including the Dodo Chick.
It zooms in on the Dodo Chick.
And only then, as if to go "Oh yeah, we never did THAT!", do they show off Ikazuchi.

That's really all it takes to amuse me these days.

Hey so I recently found this twitter, and I wanted to share it because it has some paraphrasing of the writing on the blog posts, and the stories the designer tells.

I think it's really cool how much a dork G is.

Hmm, I’ll probably sticker his ark eye and keep his right eye painted.

Right, this is what I think AI10 will be:
Kamen Rider Naki
Dodomagia
Movie form
Movie villain
Battle Magia?

I think Horseshoe Crab and Fighting Jackal have a chance