So last year was a lottery - at least one year was open orders because I think Prototype Drive was available through middleman services too?

I'm really out of the loop with these, because thankfully I don’t really need most things they offer there.

The same happened to me with Genm... they send me a mail that my order was changed to the second shipment date but they send it out early August anyways ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

My Grease is in preparation too, can't wait for this one!

Oh that gives me some hope. I didn't order Cronus but I was pretty annoyed they moved my Kuroto order back to January despite ordering it the day it went up. Fingers crossed I am getting that in November then.

Well **** of course it's an exclusive.

And I thought collecting Showa Riders would be easy since there aren't any new characters coming out, what was I thinking!

So I'm just noticing that Cronus' eyes are slightly off on his Figuarts but.....it kinda makes him look even more intimidating lol.


His eyes give off this kind of "dead eye" look that makes him really creepy.

I'm happy to inform you guys that the clear plastic on Grease looks drop-dead gorgeous in-hand. Not too light, not too dark, exactly right. The rest of the figure is awesome too.

I got a lemon though, something is rattling around inside the torso (I don’t even want to find out what) and the left elbow is broken. Not broken apart yet, luckily, but the lower piece that wraps around the double joint is warped and wiggles around. One pull and it's done I'm afraid.

Articulation still works if you're careful but - nope, not taking any chances. So as much as I’d like to take pictures with Grease, it’s not happening. Seems like a single factory fuckup though, nothing I expect to be widespread.

But, Grease is such an awesome looking figure that you can sign me up for the Blizzard retool right now. Hope I get a good one that time.

Grease too? My Cross-Z Charge has something rattling around in the chest cavity too and I can't for the life of me figure out what.

Nothing seems broken around that part, torso articulation works normally - I have no idea what it could be and I'm afraid to pop the joints out of socket to look...

If my Build had the same issue I’d be tempted to call it a feature :lol

Oh, so THAT'S what's in my Blood Stalk. Wonder what the hell causes it

Wait he rattles too? The hell? :lol

Bandai's starting to scare me. Next thing you know Zi-O will rattle and tick the whole time