From what I understand a few recent ones have that...

God dangit. Knight's still up on Hobbysearch?

I almost just preordered. Had to remind myself that's when Halo 4 hits and I shouldn't be buying him...

He'll be a Mandarake purchase at the start of the year for sure though...

Gosei Knight needs one. He has a bicep, but his armor catches on the shoulder. That shoulder pad has popped off three times now, even while being careful.

Knight is worth the money. Though why it let's you make a Vulcan Header Lean Lazer, and comes with one complete, I'll never know xD

Unless you mean Kamen Rider Knight, and not Gosei.

Yes, yes I did. :P

Though I know what you're talking about for Gosei Knight and that's just ridiculous lol. Can't believe I'd ever think there were too many accessories.

I like it, it just makes no sense when they give you a complete one.

It's so you can pose him in the process of attaching the Vulcan Header, obviously. XP

Nooo. Vulcan Header has yet to leave the package, I am scared to death of losing it. Same with the Gosei Cards.

Yeah, it takes some big time courage to mess with some of the tiny accessories some Figuarts can come with. I was so scared I'd breath the wrong way and I'd lose one of Zolda's cards the other week.

That's precisely why I don't use the Mopirates and Ranger Keys on my Gokaiger figuarts.

There isn't really a difference between not using accessories and losing them since you won't use them either way ;). I have never lost small accessories on my figures, but you could always keep them in a small bag next to your figure, which is what I like to do with the cards on my ryuki figuarts.

Yes there is...it's called having a complete figure. :p

Also they're still there if you ever do want to use them, rather than oblivion

I got my first Fourze SHF last night, Magnet States, haven't opened it yet, but I'm going to be very wary of the switch pieces, since people have said they've lost theirs, some without even taking them out of the package. For some reason, the Advent cards don't scare me nearly as much, maybe because I guess I could print out new ones?

Also got ZectTrooper, Punch Hopper and Sword Form Den-O. Punch Hopper's deco is, like Kick Hopper, really, really great. I love the paint job on them.
Sword Form looks amazing as well, and I'm really glad to have him, and I'm suddenly thinking about selling the SH Sword Form I recently got.

There's something about the Fourze figures that really displeases me. It's a big reason why I offloaded Magnet States in a trade. The ridiculous number of parts and accessories is something I'm really not interested in. And at least on most of the Fourze figures I've had so far, they all have a pretty significant QC flaw. Loose joints, terrible paint apps, etc.

And I'm with you on the SH front. At this point they seem to be on track to make everyone I want (except poor Kiva and Hibiki :() as Figuarts. So there's no reason to waste time buying the SH's when I'll have the real deal soon enough. I mean I literally just bought SH Knight Survive last month and then they anounced the Figuart. It was a complete waste of my money. Luckily I found someone eager to take it off my hands.

I got SH Sword form in June, mid june at the earliest. But it was nice to have the place holder, and honestly I didn't expect to find one on Mandarake for this good a price this soon. I have all the SH Den-O figs except for Zero Form Zeronos, and I'm still trying to get him. It's still going to be a loooong while before they're all out in SHF, and I want the place holders, they're not nearly as good as SHF, but they're good enough for now.

Also, according to the email I got from Mandarake, it shipped Tuesday and I received it this morning. Less than two days, 1500 yen for shipping. Fuck you, UPS/FedEx with your ridiculous high prices on two day delivery.

I only ordered Manget States because it 2000 yen, and there was nothing else on that store I wanted that was that cheap.

My Zero Form says hi :) And I also like having placeholders. The only Den-O figures I need now are Axe Form and Zeronos Altair/Vega. I've got SH Rod, Gun, Liner, Wing, and Zeronos Zero. With Altair coming out this year I wont be tracking down the SH and I should have Sword Form soon enough. I know the other Den-O Forms are a ways off.

Did they ever make a base form?

Yes. Plat Form was released with Momotaros, I think, and in the TRU Exclusive 5 form set. I originally bought the 5 form set, so I could have all the main forms at once, but quickly got tired of being only able to display one form at a time, so I bought Sword, Ax, Rod and Gun form, and use the 5 form set for Plat form.

Den-O, you still need the SH Altair/Vega for Vega form. And Altair form looks quite good as well, and the SHF isn't due out for a few months still anyway, I thought. There's a cheap one on Mandarake right now.

There's one at Nakano for 2000. But since Altair comes out this year im in no rush. Im sure a Vega will follow soon enough too. I really do want a platform though :( I actually loved that useless form.

oh stop it u :p

I'm still fine with my SH Zeronos, despite the Figuart coming out soon.
Hell, if I can find the SH Den-O complete set (With Sword, Axe, Rod, and Gun form pieces) or the SH Den-O Wing Form, I'd still scoop them up.

And I still got my SH Kiva! Fits perfectly with Ixa and Dark Kiva :D

areu planning on buying shf zeronos

Can I ask what SH is compared to SHF ?

souchaku henshin, it was the standard before figuarts

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-549285.html
http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-596918.html

Yeah, SH Kiva is pretty great, as are the other three Kiva forms.

*Sighs*
And here I was trying to save money this August...But Wing Form is one of the Den-O forms I don't foresee getting a Figuart anytime soon (Or, more likely, it'll end up an exclusive), so bought :lol
As for the complete set...It does give me all of Den-O's forms for the price of one Figuart (And, if I recall correctly, Den-O is one of the SH lines that is in scale to Figuarts, right?)
It also gives me Plat Form, aka Exclusive bait.

It also gives you a better holding things hand for each of the forms, rather than the crappy articulated hands.

But be warned, the weapons that come with that set, particularly the rod, are made of much more bendy plastic than the single releases.

Also the armor in that set has better paint, it's all metallic and chromed, vs the plain/matte of the single releases. So I'd say it's totally worth getting.

Also, yeah, these fit in very nicely with SHF.

You don't have Base States yet? If so, I highly recommend him, joints are really nice and tight, great paint, and fantastic articulation (as always with a figuart) my only complaint is that on mine one of his antennas is slightly bent

Souchaku Henshin is the direct precursor to SHFiguarts. The line has been around for a decade I think? The figures range back as far as Kuuga and some older shows as well. The newest ones before the line was turned into Figuarts (those from Den-O and Kiva) are essentially Figuarts protos. THe difference is that Souchakus had die cast in multiple parts of the body, nice solid chunky metal feet to balance with, and armor components that were removable. Again the Den-O and Kiva ones are directly before Figuarts so they fit right in.

I still need to track down SH Kiva, Garuru, and Bashaa but I did just work out a trade with someone for a Dogga. I know there's a Garuru on Mandarake but I'm broke and there's literally nothing else to throw into the order.... except that Ixa... damn it. Need willpower!

I'll get them all eventually, but I decided to get the FMCS figures first, so I already have all five non-movie forms and all the modules, there's no driving need to get the SHFs.

I only have Kiva Kiva. None of his other forms (Except Figuart Emperor).
But I do need a second Ixa to display both 84 and 08 versions...

86 u mean

Ok...I just noticed that my TaJaDoru has REALLY tight hip joints, do any of you know of a way to loosen it?

Shock Oil

:lolol

I've never heard of someone with an actually tight OOO that wants it to be looser :lol

Thanks! :D do I just drip it into the joint? Or pull off the joint and put it in?

:lol I guess, but it squeaks when it moves, that's how bad it is. I thought only Batta legs have loose joint problems

Speaking of leg joints...

My Skull Crystal's right leg, I've recently discovered, keeps drooping down. It won't sit up into the crotch piece all the way like it should, no matter how long I hold it there. Should I be worried about that?

Do you mean the stem piece keeps on drooping?