I didn't even realize people were having issues with SS Gaim. My copy is perfectly fine, with no armor pieces falling off and everything functioning well. Only issue I really have is the sculpting on the feet can make him a little tricky to stand sometimes, but otherwise he's one of the best Seihous I own. I'm hoping Baron will be in the same ballpark.

OOO, on the other hand, I've had a bad experience with. All the knees and elbow joints on my TaToBa just completely crumbled apart.

That scenario is what I can see happening.

Then again, we do usually get two retail releases, Gotchard was an exception because Gotchard didn't really have another Rider that early on.

So technically Valen at retail could be possible. But I'm still betting on Web-Exclusive.

That too yeah. Can't really move the figure without popping some piece loose. Rather infuriating.

Valen I will buy because I want Valen, I will take whatever they include alongside, but yeah - I really want the gummy pieces too. They are so quirky looking and having them would make playing around with Gavv even more fun.

Well on mine everything falls off rather easily and the joints are so loose you can do the helicopter if you slightly shake it. It handles like a lousy knock-off toy.

Sometimes you win the QC lottery and sometimes you lose I guess. I just wish I hadn’t lost on this specific release.

Pretty sure it was Den-O, yeah. My Rod Form is fine but then again I never attempted to swap parts because I literally only wanted Rod Form... but at the same time, nothing pops off if I look at it funny so it's already a much more solid figure.

The crest popping off is another issue I keep having but I sort of understand the reasoning behind it - considering all the stress that's going to be put on and around that area for the parts swapping it makes sense to make it removable to avoid damage.

Granted it could have been better implemented, like having a more solid connection or including a spare for when it inevitably breaks or gets lost due to how easily it pops off. If I had to guess though, this is pre-tooling for Kachidoki Arms, which I'm guessing is going to outright be a set a la Pine and Ichigo, or both a set and a full figure depending on the buyer's preference.

It's devilish in any case.

I backtracked for Kuuga Rising Dragon a few months ago and it's amazing how a now ten-year old design holds up so incredibly well against newer, more complex figures. I really feel like, as neat as integrating the gimmick stuff into the "premium" line is on paper, we wouldn't have really lost out if they'd just stuck to updated designs with more realistic proportions.

With all the parts going into it there's bound to be more than a few stinkers, unfortunately. But my Choudan Kadou YST figures are a lot more solid and secure with all those armor pieces than my Gaim or Baron are with just the chest parts. And good to know the stability issue isn't just me.

See, now things turn around because I never had an issue with any of the OOOs figures but then I really didn't pose them that much, let alone try the Combo Change more than once because dear Godoka that was a panic-inducing experience.

From the sound of it we've had more losers than winners, but I suppose it's all subjective. There are plenty of people who're happy with these, and I'm happy for them.

At the same time, I'm coming at this from a line with a much more involved armor swapping gimmick created by a team that's maybe as big as the one Bandai had working on... Rebel Moon, I guess?... and has a much more exciting and solid execution. So despite everything and knowing full well Bandai Gonna Bandai, I expected better.

Lesson learned, I suppose.

If it doesn't make retail I hope they release Valen as FrS like Geiz in the future.

Nice!

Ah shit, here we go again...

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

SHF Wingman incoming

Taiya reacts to his own action figure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi211qAoK18

Some cute pictures of Gavv. No news on Valen though :(

https://i.imgur.com/bMK6yDD.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/k3CqK1f.jpeg