I seemed to have pretty poor luck with a lot of Figuarts. My worst offenders are Flame Style which is a total pile of trash, and Juuzo who I took off my shelf one day and found that he had the same amount of rigidity as a sock puppet. I have no idea how he became so loose when all he's done has remained in the same pose on my shelf for like a year.

See that's the thing. You guys use the Asian markets, I personally am not up to that level yet. So far, I'm comfortable with IA & Amazon/eBay. But I'm working on it.

The rider that started it all, and the rider who brought it all back.

http://i60.tinypic.com/140lpqp.jpg

On the subject of Rider-1, is the original (red belt and kick effect) figuart of him super rare or something? I can only ever find the Sakurajima, original (the one called original, NOT the one I'm thinking of), and The First versions.

Shin Ichigo? He's not rare, just pricey. I'd assume because Shin Ichigo is the suit that always gets used and the one people have become accustomed to seeing.

http://i57.tinypic.com/2nknkgx.jpg

http://i61.tinypic.com/33tkz0p.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/4qflac.jpg

Ok...I don't often brag about my editing...but this is one of my better jobs...

Before:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pscf713627.jpg


AFTER:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...pse6c8dbee.jpg

oh and just because
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ps69badf19.jpg

Pineapples are the worst to deal with.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3762/1...21d6ca77_c.jpg
Pine Arms Pineapple by siningy, on Flickr

Now all he needs is some pineapple juice :lol

And the Pineapple Tank! :D