I wonder what Rider S.H Figuart will get re-release? I remember Ryuki got re-release earlier this year or last year. So I hope Knight, Shin Nigo and Amazon will get re-release next.

So she is like the Sailor Moon Figuarts?

Pretty much exactly :(

So are there even any good female figuarts outside of the Sentai girls?

Is Blue Rose out yet?

and there are the Pretty Cure ones, I'm not sure how they are though. No one ever really talks about them.

Sailor Moon looks good from what I've seen.

The recent Cure Peace and Happy are pretty good IMO. Looks like the are using the Sailor Moon body for them.

So I finally had time to break out Kyoryu Red and take a couple of photos but when I went to change his hands....his ball joint came off with a snap. :(

http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3cf6ab2d.jpg

Is there any way to remove the ball joint and maybe replace it with another. If so, I may just have to leave him in Armed-on mode or never use his Armed-on mode ever. lol

It seems like they really messed up with Red wrist joint wise. I wonder if the other's would be like this.

Seeing this again with Red makes me worry about Blue and Green and the rest, and makes me not to touch mine ever again. :(

It's the first Figuart to break on me and I have quite a few. Makes me sad cause I really like him too. :( I may just end up super gluing his closed fist on and just keep him in a specific pose forever. I could also buy a new one since he tends to go for pretty cheap on Mandarake or wait till Boxing Day to see if he goes on sale for very cheap.

I believe, if I recall right, you can kinda pry it out, if you do it right. I know this, as the arm joint on my zeronos came off, somehow, every time I pulled his hand.

It makes me not even want it. I love the suit design, but the idea that the wrists could snap off at any moment, leaving me forced to do a certain pose is a pretty big deal breaker.

It's really in there. I can't get it out with pliers. I could try to get a small flat head under the ball and try to lever it out but I don't want to risk damaging the figure itself.

I found a pose I lile for mine and havent touched, though I might have to redo it when I get B&G, and if I decide to get the others.

EDIT- Those that use NipponYasan, if I pay for the whole order shipping included, when it gets ready to ship, I dont have to pay anythin else do I?

Then I am not sure. Dry soap is apparently able to loosen joints

I think I'll just deal with not being able to change his left hand. Since even if I do manage to get it out, I'd have to do it again on one of his other arms to get the wrist joint. Too much risk involved. Haha. Thanks for the help though!

That is exactly what happened to my Kyroyu Red, left wrist as well.

Currently his left (hand) is hiding behind RyuuRanger. Im not sure whether to glue his closed fist back on or use an open fist so i can at least put weapon on.

You should paint an eyepatch on him, then glue a pirate hook to the broken hand :lol

Paint an eyepatch on a black visor?

Is this wrist joint issue a problem across the line or just this guy?

Or glue an image of one.

I think you missed my point.
Painting a most likely black eyepatch on a black visor.

Well, I kind of temporarily fixed it by trying to glue his hand on to his wrist. It kind of worked but I don't think it will hold very well for very long so I may try to redo it again later. Here are some pictures of this great figure:

http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...psad55fd0f.jpg
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...ps976dee0a.jpg

How exactly would one order off Mandrake for Exclusives? I don't see K.R. SHFiguarts Imperer as far as I know on the site for preorder. And would I need to convert my money from dollars to yen?

Sorry if this is a dumb question.

Mandarake only lists specific items in stock at their stores, so no preorders, I'm afraid. If you're paying digitally (through a credit card, PayPal), then Yen conversion isn't a problem.

Imperer isnt released yet so they wouldnt have him. They only do preorders, if you want to preorder, I suggest CSToys, who still has the order open- http://www.cstoysjapan.com/servlet/t...clusive/Detail

I see. Thanks you guys.

Would ordering over CS Toys be better then?

I heard that BBTS isn't the best place (I searched but I'm having trouble finding the post) for buying exclusives, is that true?

They arent for price mark ups and shippin wise. CST is great customer service wise. Also sell TWE for close to original price and ship out ASAP.

We can always hope for a US release of Gosei Knight though.

I see. Well, Imperer is slated to be "sold out" apparently...

I'm really mad though. I got Odin for 33 bucks. And now it's dropped to 27... and my order shipped yesterday.

Its the way they do the listing, all preorders are noted as Sold Out, you have to click "Ordering Information" Where add to cart normally is, then fill out the form and boom! Youll be contacted for payment, you have to pay for the figure now and pay for shipping later.

I still think CSToys charges absurd prices for a lot of stuff compared to their competitors.

They do pretty good on preorders, Ive only got two figures from them though.

I think the reason for the prices is that they are a small store, they charge full retail I think. They only get 6-8 at the most of a time of stuff, shipping is a bit more than other places. I guess when they can order a lot at one time like other stores they can do discounts and such. They are great for Gashapons and Candy toys if caught on launch day.

Aside from preorders I dont order from them, the shipping factor is a major part of it, $80 for a GaburuRevolver with EMS? Nope. Ill try and get it soon on mandarake.

I see. Well, I think I'll wait if Imperer ever goes to the $30ish range.

How would you guys rank the current Ryuki Figures (contract-monsters-only not included or the blank form) based on price and accessories?

Add in the Survive forms, and Abyss and Alternative-Zero into the mix if you want.

Ryuki/Dragredder
Knight/Darkwing
Zolda
Ouja
Raia
Gai
Tiger
Scissors
Verde
Odin/Goldphoenix
Ryuga/Dragblacker
Abyss
Alternative Zero
Imperer
Ryuki Survive
Knight Survive

Has anyone used Big in Japan for TWE's? I tink their shipping might be cheaper than CSToys's. Speaking of which, would EMS shippng for Imperer from CSToys be roughly 20 dollars?

It should be, my Pteraranger and Kibaranger were both about $20 EMS

Now that I'm actually watching the season, kinda surprised to not see any Hibiki figuarts. It's such an awesome design, and a beautiful colorscheme that it's a shame to not see it get high quality plastic representation.

I also still really need to get around to picking up Zolda, but I've been on a "no more toys" thing for a while, and have not picked up any since I got my Ryuki Survive.

Shin coming in may

http://www.jefusion.com/2013/12/sh-f...-this-may.html

Ok im so dissapointed right now, i purchased my ryuranger back when released from amiami and i finally opened it to check if he has that super tight joint and it did tried moving his arm and it snapped clean off at the shoulder =[ my first figuarts break! does anyone know if ami ami would replace it or is it not even worth trying and just better off buying another one? and if so are all of them having the stiff joints or it varies? cus my MMPR white ranger seems to have it too!