Yeah, the stands ain't for me. If someone buys a whole box and wants to flog a couple, maybe I'll grab one or two, but I'm not after a whole set of them.

I'd probably buy a case of the standard So-Do stands if they were a bit cheaper. I've got several figures without stands where I've been storing the name tag sticker till I eventually have an extra stand for it

So-do AI 06 has been pushed back again, now it's scheduled for May.

It's not the only one. From a news post on the candy toy blog:

AI06 Pushed Back to May
Chronicle Kuuga 1 Pushed Back to May
YUDO Kiramager Pushed Back to May
CHODO Ultraman (Netflix/Manga) Pushed Back to May
SHODO-X 9 Pushed Back to June

Source: https://www.bandai.co.jp/candy/news/...entry1511.html

I would basically treat literally every release date for a physical item as a big ol' Tentative for the foreseeable future. Even discounting manufacturing delays due to plant closures during quarantine, there's a lot of concern globally about exactly how much product can be pumped into markets right now. Folks in countries where the coronavirus is slightly more in the rear-view may not feel like a ton of frivolous spending right now, and stores may not want to have unsellable product clogging shelves. Until things get a little bit more back to normal, and consumer confidence is on the rise, I'd expect a LOT of companies to slim down their release plans and spread out completed products.

DISCLAIMER I'm just a guy dealing with selling nerd goods in America, I don't know how Japanese or Asian fans are going to alter their spending in 2020, this is all I Got A Gut Feeling talk.

If things weren't so crazy here (NYC), I'd send someone all my extra SODO stands. I have a bunch I'm not using.

I wonder how the box arrangement for 06 is going to work since the set only has seven parts.

Yeah, it's not surprising they're trying to spread things out, whether it be manufacturing delays, or just plain ackowledgement people might not be able to get to the shops. The world be a mess these days.

Well if we go off of the SO-DO Ex-aid waves, the 12 back should be 2 metal hopper sets, 2 Kamen Rider 01 sets, and 1 of the other 3, and then 1 of the movie guy's body probably. I'm basing this off the time they included 6 mutektis in a 14 pack instead of including an extra poppy.

I wonder how it’s going to be packed in the standard SoDo box since it’s an odd number