It the paint that used on it. It metallic and it very shiny that’s why the cost is so high. The price is the same even if you buy it from japan that’s what I paid for mine so here in us it going to be the same price.

I headed to the NYC store on my lunch break and scored a copy of both Hibiki and Kabuto. Taxes hurt, though

Good stuff. :rock:

If I could ask, how much was it in-total?

All in USD.

$140 for Hibiki, $100 for Kabuto (yes, it got marked up overnight online from 95 to 100). That totals to $240, but thanks to New York taxes it actually totaled to about $261. Since you spend over $100, they also give you a little Tamashii New York logo stand thing (attached in the photos, along with tonight's Kabuto shots.)

Those price Still cheaper than importing from japan I guess, nice catch

SHF Upgrade has unveiled a slew of add-on parts for some latest releases

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That’s so crazy that the little center gem piece on the bear rider heads is not part of the main mask and is part of the eye lens piece. It would have been so nice to just swap out the punkjack lenses on the other two.

SHF upgrade is doing some really smart stuff here though. I really like that sword handle and buckle set. Now I don’t have to buy three sets of the other rider heads. Only thing that would be better is some kind of set with a belt and core for buffa and tycoon. Uh and some parts to replicate the pants too for them. That way we could make a spare entry form body into a tycoon or buffa command mode body and not pay the crazy aftermarket prices to get their core ID and lower body accessory.

And, we can finally do Nadge Sparrow monster properly with this set!

I ordered a whole bunch of GM rider bodies from pbandai US, and still have not gotten them. I also noticed their site is under maintenance again. So I might be getting these SHF Upgrade releases before I even get the stuff I bought from pbandai.

They should be shipping this week. Got an update last week saying the head set and GM rider release would start shipping the 28th.

Ordered all the eye lens sets. The Buffa and Tycoon sets are great and open up a lot of combo possibilities and definitely knew they'd jump on the head set the moment they saw how the lenses or faceplates were shaped.

On a different note, I picked up 10th Kabuto yesterday at Tamashii NYC. The new wrists definitely make him worth the upgrade. Things obviously feel way more natural. Also find his color is a bit more vibrant than the original release.

Hibiki's new paint also looks gorgeous. Planning to pick him up in another week or so.

I noticed that SS #100 Kamen Rider: The Next sold out on pbandai US yesterday sometime before the site went down to maintenance.

I guess it must be doing well.