Here we go, Count Zero!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwzlxoWW...pg&name=medium

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...tte_cut_03.png

ooooh man, I was waiting for an SS but this might be a great placeholder in the meantime

I think a lot of customizers would love Fourze, especially if his modules are connected via 3mm pegs. Would make for some crazy module change.

I do wonder if his eventual announcement would be similar to Den-O where the SS Figuarts and FRS were close together.

OH SNAP! It's Dan Aykroyd from Coneheads. :lolol

Exciting news! Really there's not a rider they can release that I would be disappointed in. Even my least favorite ones I'm still interested to see pulled off in the FRS line. They are just fun to build and detail.

Agito's looking good but, Fourze! Hell yeah!

Man, FRS just keeps reading my mind! Blade was my first choice, but I was literally going on the other night about how I'd love to get a Fourze soon to replace my SHF (as he unfortunately has lot his antennae). All for this! Let's go!!!

lol same, Blade is my first guess for what Rider after Agito.

well... no parts for the other forms, but good enough

Oh, Blade wasn't my first guess (I figured it'd be a Phase 2 rider), but he's the one I want the most is what I meant.

This does line up with something I figured, though -- the CSM Altering saying that this year is Agito's 20th made me realise that that may be a reason FRS is doing Agito here as well, and I wondered if similarly we'd see Fourze this year for his 10th. And I was right!

I hope that if Fourze comes with his modules it doesn't bump the price up as much as the Dragredder.

It shouldn't, as they're way smaller and have less moving parts to worry about -- the better comparison would probably be Hibiki

You're probably right, but rocket, drill, launcher and radar would probably take more plastic than a giant drum.

So! Agito. July release, going to assume he's about 3520 Yen (Kuuga's price) given he only comes with an effect part and extra head (or horns?)

Something I was excited for about this kit is that I imagined it would be the one with the least stickers going on. Even compared to Kuuga, Agito has a minimal amount of details that can't be covered by parts separation; only maybe one thing that's so small it'd need a sticker aside from the belt. And looking at this?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...06/unknown.png


... yeah, there's basically no stickers going on here at all to speak of! You'll have the foil stickers behind the eyes, of course, and the blue o-symbol on his head is the one small part I was talking about. If I'm to hazard a guess, I think we'll also see a foil sticker behind the center circle of the belt like Kuuga. And talking of that belt?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...44/unknown.png

https://i.imgur.com/y5Y2pBF.png

The Altering (best belt name ever) was always extremely simple even compared to Kuuga's Arcle, and yet I still find myself impressed with how every single thing here seems to be a separate piece with seemingly no stickers aside from a foil one to make the middle shine. This is going to be by far the best looking belt in FRS.

This is looking to be an AMAZING kit with all of four stickers, three of them being of the 'foil to make other pieces shine' variety -- six if Agito's horns out is a completely separate head. I think this'll be the one I really recommend to newcomers going forward as a starting point. Very excited to see this happen!!

If he comes with Launcher and Radar that'd definitely jack the price up, but even then not too obscene. I don't think he will either way

A super quick compilation of Agito's hands, those we've seen so far anyway -- Fists, Splayed and Splayed 2

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...28/unknown.png

Agito Trinity expansion set when?

100% expecting that to be bundled with a Premium Bandai thing. Shining Agito, maybe...?

Agito looks brilliant, but I still have to get through the rest of the currently released Heisei 20 (and Genm) first.

That Altering is definitely using clear parts. My big question is weather the horns are a fixed piece or can be deployed.

For Fourze, I have to imagine we get switches 1-4 because they can share a runner with other parts of Fourze's body.

A possibility I find is that they do the Unicorn Gundam MG option and supply you with three different horns. One regular, one deployed, and one where it has joints to go in an out.

It's replacement parts I'm afraid. From the wording it seems they mean you just replace the gold part itself instead of the whole head

https://i.imgur.com/EwakmC9.png

Damn, gotta disassemble the head for the finisher?

I think you could just pry it off without dissembling the entire head. Since the horns is one giant piece that extends into the mouthpiece, it's probably the frontmost piece you slot in as the final step of the build

Ah bummer. The molding did look like parts-swapping. I can see that gold piece snapping in half if you're not too careful.

It wouldn't be too bad if there was an optional horn set with holes in the back and you can just put the other horns in.

Either way, I mostly build these kits in a single style. I sometimes don't even bother painting the accessories unless that can be attached to the body.

I m ight try waiting for Agito to hit US retailers, instead of importing from overseas. The FRS kits seem to be getting good US distribution. My local shop, Gundam Planet, has just started stocking Decade and Hibiki.

any in-hand image of Kuuga Decade.ver? i want to see how the glossy red looks

This is how it look like, pretty much same as any Gundam Injected Mettalic kit. I'd buy it if I don't already have a FRS Kuuga in the first place.

Looks lovely!!

That looks good indeed. I never liked that particular red used in the original Kuuga kit. Even if the original Kuuga suit was more matte than the Onodera version, this version just looks to have a nicer, deeper, red that matches what we remember Kuuga looking like.

And also, what he's used in every post-series appearance -- Heisei Generations Forever, etc.

Excellent. Now. Get yourself a Momotaros figure of any kind, figuarts, sofubi whatever works for you, and recreate this scene. :lolol
https://i.imgur.com/7qS48Z9.png

almost forgot to show u guys this

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...405_130655.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...405_130718.png

also FigureRise Lena release date 17/04/2021

i'm still waiting for a DBZ Figure Rise.. maybe Blue Shirt SSJ Goku, or Merged Zamasu

woah, thank u, it looks real nice.

Oh nice, thank you! Always good to know the exact release date

So reviews will most likely be by the end of the month.

My first blog review after 3 months, and this time a Toku one! Here's my review for FRS Kamen Rider Ex-Aid:
https://qcollectibles.blogspot.com/2...er-ex-aid.html

Finished my first Ultraman kit (Ace) as a test for my first full airbrush job. Wanted to get the candy method down before tackling Dragraeder later this month. Some mistakes were made, but I think it turned out pretty well!

Very shiny!

That's really nice! Love the candy red! What airbrush did you use?

Thank you! I used the NEO CN by Iwata. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004INERK4...ing=UTF8&psc=1 not super expensive and seems to be pretty beginner friendly.

http://bandaihobby.hatenablog.com/en...1/04/08/100000

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