Awesome! Gaim is my biggest collection too, although I miss two Next Gen Riders and Knuckle, and I don't think I'll ever get them, I can't fit any more stuff into my Detolf case :lol

I try to focus on main and secondary Riders now, mostly Shinkocchou Seihou, but big collections from shows with a large amount of Riders are very impressive, no doubt about that.

That's how I've been about the past two Rider series (as in Ghost and Drive). Drive, I liked well enough as a show, but I was perfectly fine with just having Drive, Mach, KR Chaser, Mashin Chaser and Gold Drive. I may get Type Tridoron if I ever find it for a decent price and I'm definitely willing to get Dark Drive. As far as all of the other form changes and upgrade forms, I can live without those.

Ghost I didn't care about at all as a show. The main 3 Riders are good enough for me just for the collection's sake.


Ex-Aid though? I may just go all in.

The Den-O figuarts are all still solid purchases IMO. They're there with Ryuki as Figuarts that stack up decently enough to current Figuarts offerings. I only have two issues with them when compared to current Figuarts. The helmets seem ever so slightly smushed and I have difficultly imagining a human's head being in there and they're smaller than some of the current releases (which is true of Ryuki as well), but I think the S.S. line is slightly up-scaled anyway. I know Kuuga and Agito definitely were when I compared them to other Riders.

That being said, I think the Den-O line is still good. Nowhere near Kabuto or W levels of aging badly.

I agree fully with MaskedRiderAsakura above. My current Rider display is in three tiers arranged by the quality of figures, with the Shinkocchou Seihou Riders in front. Den-O is on the next tier back among good company like Drive and Gaim.

(FTR, the back row is Wizard, retail Ex-Aid, OOO, Faiz, Ghost, and Ryuki. Ryuki really only landed there due to balancing the display.)

Glad to hear that the Den-O figuarts still hold up well, thanks guys. :)

I went ahead and picked up a Zeronos I've been eyeing for awhile.

I've got a question. Is there a reason why King Joe from UltraSeven is like $75? All of the others are $55 so that price jump just blows my mind. Is there an accessory he comes with? I mean, Ultraman was $75, but he came with buildings, his beam effect, a space ship, and stuff. I'm deciding if I should preorder him whenever he comes up on AmiAmi or just get the US release of him.

The only thing I can imagine is the complexity of the paint and sculpt, which admittedly is pretty damn detailed (and what they're banking on since there's no accessories.) Baltan was similar in that regard.
But I'd be lying if I didn't say I find the price off putting, as I was with Baltan. Perhaps not completely unjustifiable, but a personal gripe since I love the design but can't justify the price on a personal level.

Anyway, I'd just get the US release unless you wanna grab two or three more things on AmiAmi. He's cheaper on there, but by himself and after shipping it wouldn't be worth it. (Plus if there are any QC issues Amazon would be easier to deal with.)

Yeah but Baltan was only $55. This guy is the same price as Ultraman, who came with a ton of stuff.

That's kind of my issue. Although, they may end up releasing a Star Wars Figuart that month too. I just wish I didn't have Han and Chewbacca by themselves, but then, it's not like they will have US releases.

Bluefin is releasing SHF SS Accel to the US

https://www.facebook.com/Tamashii.US...27967807222380

*facepalm*

Good to know. There was no reason to expect this, was there? I now feel more than a little silly for placing an import order.

Not really. They tend to be kind of hit-and-miss with Riders and I can't think of the last time they brought over a Second Rider.