I guess I get to debate for the next couple hours if I really want Zetton or not. I preordered Baltan but haven't gone after any other Ultra kaiju from earlier in the Ultra-Act line. I'm not sure if I should bother with any more released via SHF, at least until I get to see how the SHF Showa Ultra stuff is in-hand.

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/det...=FIGURE-019534

Really debating whether to pre-order this or not. I've wanted a Rider 1 in my collection for a while now, but I don't know if I want it to be this one... urg. Decisions, decisions.

I'll pass. I like the beefy nature if the suit in the movie, so this figure does not work for me.

I don't know if they couldn't justify a new buck for one figure or if they think this looks better, but the standard SHF buck with the oversized armor pieces looks weird to me.

And October is a rather heavy month already, so I don't feel like buying one and hope that I like it better in hand.

Did AmiAmi put the preorders up before the site went down for maintenance? Geez, if I missed another one...

Edit: Nope, they changed the maintenance message. Ah, well, between Hobby Search and HLJ I got everything but the new Hi-Metal R Valk.

I got everything I wanted.

but really Site maintenance on a Pre Order day?

Yeah, thanks to that even CDJapan was selling out of stuff almost instantly. Crazy.

Edit: 7:44am EDT - AmiAmi is back up. Preorders open in 15 minutes at 8am EDT.

Urgh, managed to grab Vegeta and Rider 1 but Zetton sold out before I could even click preorder :( annoying since the order I thought I made for him on Hobbysearch this morning doesn't seem to have actually gone through.

Here's hoping amiami put some more up in an hour or so :/

Only managed to snag Rider 1 and Shocker Troop through HLJ. Not too worried about Zetton, Bluefin should be bringing him over to the States like the rest of the Ultraman SHFAs.

Bluefin is importing Rider 1 over in the US

https://www.facebook.com/Tamashii.US...02032796482550

Just opened Specter, messed around a bit with it. His is one of my favorite Rider designs, period, and man, Bandai really did him justice. He looks fabulous. He really does.

His articulation does leave something to be desired though. It really feels like he should have more movement in his wrists and ankles. The ankles in particular feel kinda absurdly restricted.

Like, it doesn't kill the figure or anything, but it could be a lot better. Man does he look cool though.

In other news, I was moving around my Gaim figuarts to put them on the new stage I bought, and I noticed that my Mango Baron's driver knife had vanished. No idea whatsoever when that happened or where it went to. Pretty lame. Stole Pine Arms' to replace it cause what the hell. Hopefully I can find it.