I think the BoxArt is not official, the style is just not it, the text is too big and no small text under the big text, and i think the Decade pic is from Battle Spirits or Ganbarizing

i found the source of that Decade in the event : https://twitter.com/Pirataros/status...50542046371840

edit : yup, it's from battle spirits

Yeah, heres one for Sure Thing Toys
Stock images are exactly the same, except the sigil stickers, those are obviously new.

I don't really know how to post images in the forums as the images i downloaded off the store are being read as invalid in attachments when i try to upload.

And Decade looks fantastic! Really love how it looks to have minimal stickers. Amazon had pre-orders up when the news dropped, but then they suddenly vanished, similar thing happened with Den-O. Hopefully, they'll at least have ample copies upon release.

Here's the listing for shops that order through Diamond Comic Distributors.

From Bandai Hobby. Collect Kamen Rider Kuuga as seen in the TV series Kamen Rider Decade! Features Metallic coated parts and new Sealing Sigil stickers. Includes display stand.
In Shops: May 26, 2021
SRP: $36.00

https://www.previewsworld.com/SiteIm.../STL178786.jpg

https://www.previewsworld.com/SiteIm...TL178786_1.jpg

https://www.previewsworld.com/SiteIm...TL178786_2.jpg

https://www.previewsworld.com/SiteIm...TL178786_3.jpg

Thanks for the help Die! I couldn't get images on here for the life of me.
One thing that bother me about Decade is the Rider logo sticker encircling his belt, it looks really bad. I hope either they include waterslides as an option or someone makes some, cause for such a stellar looking kit, thats really off-putting.

No problem! In fairness, it looks like the photos are all of the original Kuuga kit anyway, so I'm not sure I'm really helping anyone out.

I mean i knew that and mentioned that all images are stock, only thing new that i was trying to post was the sheet of sigil stickers, but it wouldn't let me. I linked to sure thing toys just in case, so anyone could take a look themselves. The images you posted help give a visual for my post lol. So thanks. Also, for future reference, how did you add images?

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/02..._1184x1184.jpg

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/02..._1184x1184.jpg

The Diamond images I just copied the address and pasted it into the Insert Image option on the posting screen. For those images from Sure Thing, I just chopped off the part of the address after the ".jpg" and copied it into the popup for Insert Image on the posting screen.

Gotcha, thanks a bunch! The one bonus of all these images is we finally get to see the physical kit for Decade and not a render. The proportions look good, eventhough his head looks a bit too big at this angle and his arms a bit too skinny. As always, shame about the hands, wish they'd improve those.

Do we know when the preorder for Ryuki will go up?

No idea as of yet bc, what we saw were renders, they havent been finalized yet and we never even saw agitos render yet. Probably means this reveal was a sneak peak, considering their physical ryuki model had tons of imperfections and a jagged surface, probably a hand painted 3d print or prototype. We will probably a full reveal poster by Feb-mar of next year and po's soon after for spring/summer release, since most kits have come out around that time. Its usually near summer and fall when these kits have released.

They have stated that the release date for Ryuki is April, so pre-orders should be early March or late February.

more Decade pics
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EngEOa2V...jpg&name=large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EngCq9FV...jpg&name=large

After the whole eye discussion, Decade has me curious how they'll do his. Will it be several sticker strips?

Also, looks like the black crevices (at least on the shoulders) are stickers. I figured, but it's still a little disappointing.

A while back they showed off a render of how Decade's helmet works. The "barcode lines" (or however you want to term the vertical lines) are individual plastic pieces that slot into the head, and the lenses lock on top of. Doesn't seem like any of the black on his head is going to be a sticker!

EDIT: Found it.

https://cf.shopee.com.my/file/7b8b29...bb531e2c21dc02

SECOND EDIT:...and now I'm realizing that you probably meant "how are the reflective stickers behind the lenses going to work with Decade's black plastic breaking them up", so none of what I'm saying is either informative or relevant, so I'm just going to stop talking now.

About the reflective eyes
 

You can see that the barcode is getting cut at somepart to become a smooth surface after getting inserting into the head. After assembly putting a reflective sticker on it would be possible.

Do we think the Decade kit is going to sell a lot of kits from people wanting to get a bunch of Decadrivers? I wonder if they'll make a P-Bandai kit or something that is just a set of Decadrivers.

As for the reflective stickers, I think they will be sticker strips that go onto the magenta head part.

Now as for the yellow headlight thing, I'm tempted to cut it off completely and try to make a new one from clear yellow plastic runner...

I don't think interest in giving everyone a Decadriver is that high -- it's a cool and neat gimmick, but I hardly think there's a lot of people investing in a collection for that. Definitely think the kit should come with a couple more Decadrivers though.

I wonder why nin-nin-game hasn't listed a pre-order for FRS Decade yet. I have it pre-ordered at HLJ, but I'd rather get it from NNG.

I know people have mentioned wanting a Build re-do before, but messing around with what I have I find myself thinking Zi-O deserves one most.

- The eyes are... pretty badly done. You get a transparent pink piece that goes over the entire section, and then the black parts that aren't supposed to be covered by the Katakana are done with black stickers. This is so completely backwards! Especially looking at recent FRSes, could they not have just cut the eyepiece correctly for a much more accurate appearance? It just does not look good at multiple angles and is what really brings down the kit for me.

- The elbows are single-jointed. Ultimately this is... okay for what you get out of it, and Ex-Aid has it too (does Build?), but it's just not up to standard even compared to the early Kabuto and Faiz. Double-jointed elbows would be so much better.

- The Driver. Now, points over the SHF for actually have Ridewatch details; but beyond that it's a very basic solid chunk of plastic that doesn't even have the right molding in multiple places especially around the back. Considering even Build and Ex-Aid have much more interesting drivers that even have removeable gimmick items and movement, what happened here? It just seems like it's not as good as it could be compared to other releases, and is the most 'fake' and inaccurate a FRS has ever felt to me.



The proportions also feel kinda... strange? I'm not making this a point because it's hard to define but something about him feels a bit skinny and lanky. I dunno, just this release has a lot of letdowns in a lot of places - I assume Geiz is the same, too - and I'd appreciate either a redo or just some sort of upgrade kit with a new head, driver and elbows.

Having never watched the show, but still having built this kit, I agree with most of the criticisms that I could follow. (I have no idea how show accurate this thing is?) The overall kit doesn't feel as well thought-out or sturdy as the rest of the line, and I hate the helmet stickers. The elbow bend is... not that bad (it's maybe 120-140 degree bend), but they definitely could do better.

I'd also single out the shoulders for scorn. They never ever ever look natural, in any pose. I don't know if it's the suit or the kit, but posing Zi-O's arms is always a Best Worst Choice situation.

Geiz has all the same problems, but the weird graphite-ish material Bandai used for his watchband/sternum is pretty goddamn cool. Really makes the kit pop.

The suit's shoulders are disconnected like the kit's, but I'd definitely agree that something about the kit's feel... off. I mean, W's shoulders are similar to Zi-O's and yet that kit is pulled off a lot better. Not sure how to define it beyond that though.

In terms of show accuracy, I would say FRS Zi-O is accurate, but struggles to be in the key places I pointed out. The eyes and driver are where it sticks out the most -- it technically does recreate the appearance, just not very well.

The eyes on the Zi-O kit are terrible, so I just did both a wash and painted it the black parts with a posca marker. I like it much more than if I had done the stickers. He does feel a bit too lanky but I got around it through posing I feel

The driver is easily my least favorite part. I don’t mind that it doesn’t allow for ride watch switching , but I’m just not a fan of using stickers to finish the look. The details are almost there but the white plastic I really dislike and it’s very jarring compared to what the prop looks like. One day I plan on casting it in clear resin and see if I can match it to the show

Edit: pardon the bad lighting

About Zi-O
 

I agreed that he need a rework version for the absolutely horrible proportion that they gave him, but other than that I don't see anymore problem with the kit because they really did what they could. Another thing they could improve on is the Driver but that can be easily fix by adding a few panel line and shading using marker (see pics attach). The single elbow joint is fine as other kits are starting to adapt it as well, including future kits like Decade and Ryuki.

I would still say that Build deserve a rework the most, the amount of stickers on that kit is unacceptable, hopefully we would get one in the future.

The official box art for Decade is here and it looks amazing!

Ooh, the 12th! That's earlier than expected! What's the source for this?

Decade Official Box Art
 

A clearer picture for people who don't care about other info and just the art

I found it from this site https://hayamimi-hobby.com/blog-entry-75743.html

https://bandai-hobby.net/site/figure.../FS_decade.jpg

Hehe boi, 12nd of December

Yesss. Dec 12 means it will make it in time for my HLJ private warehouse order to ship!

Super excited. The kit is looking great.

I really need to find a good magenta paint...

Im planning on using Rustoleum gloss Berry unless I find something better. It was easy enough to come by at Walmart and seems like it matches up well somewhere between the SS Neo Decadriver ver and the Medicom figure.

Do you think that also works for the magenta parts on Zi-O?

I'm not sure. I ended up painting Zi-o with a pink paint marker/sharpie before I was using sprays. Looks like it might be a little light for Zi-o, but I'm sure it would do. Here's some pics of the cap next to the anniversary riders.

http://bandaihobby.hatenablog.com/en...0/12/04/100000

the review is out now

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FRS Kamen Rider Kuuga (Ver. Decade) Pre-Ban release decision

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EoWw1MYV...g&name=900x900

Well, then we're getting another pb release through bluefin judging from the listings at affiliate retailers. I really didn't see that coming. I guess those hisatsu markings will be in high demand.

Bit of a shame it's PB, I genuinely thought it would be retail going by prices. Was considering getting him for Rising Mighty... still might!

Looks like despite Hibiki, we're back to weapons being separate pieces rather than being connected to the hand pieces. I'd prefer Hibiki's method to be the standard going forward, but I'm okay with this in Decade's case since of course he continues to use these weapons no matter what Rider he's cosplaying.

https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...1130182554.jpg

wow those pics are great! Do the buckles actually comes off the card reading part? Or are those seperate pieces? And did they ever show the ride booker opening to imitate the card dispensing movement decade does?

I don't know if this is something we've already known about and I'm just slow on the uptake, but I find it really hilarious that Decade is coming with Build's entire groin just for the sake of the belt-swapping gimmick. :lol

https://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/image...1130180847.jpg

Also Decade's box art is awesome, but mostly because of all the things on it that aren't Decade.

I think it's just there to show "these go on torsos", but maybe Build's torso actually IS just so complex it has to come with the belt unlike the others?? Can't say I know as I don't have the kit myself!