That Gatack looks sweet. Any idea where I'd be able to order the re-release?

We have our first little teaser image for the Ex-Aid SHF which will debut at the Tamashii Nations Event in two days:

http://i.imgur.com/QG941xH.jpg

And I already don’t like it. The eyes look terrible, way too big and not the right shape. I hope this is only a visual illusion created by this specific angle or something.

I'm thinking this will be the first main Rider new release I've skipped since I started collecting.

I've been there before, never purchased a single Drive or Ghost SHF.

I might buy Drive Type Speed if I’m given the opportunity again, but Ghost can go f* itself forever. No way I'm ever paying money for one of those.

I was mostly feeling completionist as far as main riders go. I just can't muster any enthusiasm this time out. I'm not a fan of the design and the SHF manages to make it look worse, at least in the pic. That's $50 I can dump into Hi-Metal R or something.

That's exactly the same reasoning I had for skipping Drive and Ghost and it's the smart thing to do honestly. Why pay this much money for something you don't like if you could use it for something better instead?

Being a completionist is too expensive IMO, even if you buy only main Riders.

Lesson learned, even if I was a bit slow in getting it.

I'm literally only missing Blade (and Ex Aid) for SHFA main riders, lol.

Honestly, I might skip this if it indeed looks this bad. Eyes look derpy, the lvl back head/face looks too small (simply going on the hair however), and the chest looks awful. Honestly, I'd be content with my LVUR figure.

Too small? It looks right to me, since the actual suits deliberately reduce the backpack's profile compared to the LVUR. It looks like the SHF head and collar proportions are adjusted so his head/neck will have some motion. The buttons on the chest emblem look drastically better than the LVUR. I can't quite tell in this picture whether it picks up the missing head paint, but I assume it will.

If you're not interested in the design, passing on it makes perfect sense. Otherwise, it may be a good idea to wait for official pictures before writing this figure off. Gaim and Drive were fantastic SHF releases, so I have relatively high hopes for Decade. (Ghost wasn't up to that standard due to the jacket, but I don't see a similar design hurdle for Ex-Aid. Snipe, on the other hand...)

Also, I'm so excited for Tamashii Nations! I hope they'll preview Shinkocchou Seihou OOO, Kiva, or Wizard. (I know we're still waiting on the DiEnd they previewed.)

Both my Drive and Gaim had issues. While my Ghost was much more solid.

I'll wait for more images of Ex-Aid, but I'm sorry, those buttons are horrible. They looks so cheaply painted on. But, Tamashii has been dropping the ball in the paint department with SHMA, so why not move that over to SHFA?