I thought the same thing, so I put off a PO even though I genuinely like this form. Once Tamashii confirmed he comes with both the swords I noticed he was selling out on Nippon Yasan, Tokullectibles, etc

Jumped the gun and scrambled to look for a site that still had him. ( sigh )
I hope I don't get burned too bad on that aftermarket value

I picked up a (admittedly cheap) Shadow Moon Renewal off of Mandarake and am disappointed. I knew that unlike Black and RX, Shadow Moon was a retool, not an all new mould, and it shows. And to make matters worse, I broke the head fin. (not the figure's fault, just a bummer) The finish and engineering are dated, despite the new pieces, like the shoulder pads and elbows.

I'm hoping they'll do SS releases for Black, SM, and RX. The Renewals are nice, but are a little thin and have the shitty hip design. (nothing like a Kamen Rider who feels like he's gonna break when you try to put him on his bike)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eawbf2GU...jpg&name=large

JP Twitter finally got a hold of Hyper Muteki and the hair looks as restrictive as it looks.

Is it bad that a small part of me wished for a Sentai Figuarts revival lol.

I mean it's ridiculous because we already have Lightning Collection as a substitute but they are no Figuarts. Plus Figuarts nowadays are stingy with accessories.

IDK, I just wondered what a Gokai Red and TyrannoRanger would look like with new engineering.

I mean I've seen out-of-package shots on my Twitter feed from JP collectors and photographers I follow and it looks fine to me. From what I can tell based on that packaged shot alone you can be module with the hair pieces since it looks like he has motionless hair already on that can be swapped with the extra parts.

So if Hyper Muteki's out, how long is it till Ratoratah, Horobi and Ankh?

Those are slated for June 24th release

Yeah, but the Ride Striker is not only still freaking expensive, but its always unavailable. I want weapons for SHF Zi-O and Geiz dagnabbit!

I mean, I guess there's always Figure-Rise...

Just realized, know what'd be cool, even if it likely won't happen? If the eventual SS Faiz not only came with the boombox, but also had glow in the dark paint, so we can recreate that iconic shot from the opening.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-SWi3ek51e0/maxresdefault.jpg

Not glow in the dark per se, but Bandai has done it before with a black light luminous set with the old Faiz. I suspect them doing the same for SS Faiz, minus the luminous light base.

Kinda makes me excited for SS Faiz, yet I wanna pick up the FRS too...