Official announcements for retail figures are usually closer to the end of the month, with web exclusives going up round about now along with magazine scans.

That said, it could be the holidays throwing the timing off a bit.

This is Specter's first run bonus, apparently:

http://hobby.dengeki.com/ss/hobby/up...07-440x193.jpg

That's...odd. Wonder if Ghost comes with any? If Specter's own Eyecon is a bonus it's weird though...

...hope it also comes with hands to hold them...

Well crap... I guess I'm buying a Specter.

Isn't Ghost first run bonus Yurusen?

That's weird though, wouldn't the other forms have their own eyecons? Unless this is a sign that they won't bother with them?

Well the Driver is non-functional, you can't even open it up, and the Rider's default weapons don't interact with the items, so unlike Gaim and Drive there's nothing for the Eyecons to do. (At least until Boost comes out. I imagine these may come in handy with the Sunglasslasher). I definitely thought they would skip out on the Eyecons, but giving them to Specter as a first run bonus is certainly peculiar.

Three bucks say the Machine Ghostriker comes with some of Ghost's Eyecons as a bonus.

That seems plausible to me.

The one with his sister's neat to include. At least I think that's what the pink one is? Good deal behind on Ghost right now.

RollOut posted one but dengeki hobby and probably other places do have official pictures of Specter and Musashi, which I don't think have been posted yet? Musashi and Chaser Mach already have pages on Bandai's site, too.

Musashi looks so plain, accessory wise. I mean...he comes with what he needs, but still, the same 3 pairs of hands and the swords...not a ton. I wish Bandai were more in the habit of including effect parts or something. Just a slashing effect part. Something. The Gan Gun Saber in naginata mode wouldn't be too out of place, either, Musashi has used it before...

As an aside, it looks like the Gan Gun Saber he comes with is the same one that comes with the Ore figuarts, has the joint and everything. Which makes sense. Don't know why I wasn't expecting that to be the case.

Anything for non-toku/non-Gundam stuff? I can never figure out where to find scans...

No idea. I just found those by looking it up based on the watermark in the picture of the Eyecons.

Yay, more things to lose in the carpet!

Here a link for Gundam toys they have scans around this time every month check it out

http://www.taghobby.com/

How do we know that Machine Ghoststriker gonna be made into a figuart?

... Non-Toku/Non-Gundam. As in, "Not Gundam". I'm looking for info on upcoming non-Toku Figuarts. Namely, if they've finally given Super Mercury a freakin' release date.

Because Bandai being Bandai and Kamen Rider being Kamen RIDER, it's inevitable?

Oh sorry I did not understand what you meant but I get it now. The thing is if super mercury was going to be release it would have been shown in this months scans anyway here is a different link with non toku figuarts

http://www.taghobby.com/wp-content/u...12/fo21507.jpg

I a bit worry about ghost figuart sales though the reason is we might not get it cause his figuart did not sell out when it went up for preorder.

Anyone know when Spectre is going to be available for Pre-Order? I figure it's sometime soon after the scans are shown.

It was at Tamashii Nations, for one, and for the past couple of years (at least) the bikes have been released, at retail even. Well, some of them. Also what Mr. Sman said.

Given how both Gaim and Drive tended to sell out almost instantly, they may just be upping the production run to prevent shortages like that again. Now, how that will work in the long run is another matter entirely. We may wind up in another Fourze situation where supply far surpasses demand, or maybe not. Point being that getting worried just because the preorder didn't sell out is pointless. Bandai tends to plan these things out months ahead of announcement and tend to stick to that plan come hell or high water (see: Type Dead Heat/Type Formula debacle), so whenever and however they've decided to release the bikes, it will happen. I don't think they've ever suddenly just stopped with a line in progress. Prototypes and mockups aside, of course, but those tend to have been shown "after the fact" (Ryuki, Kiva, etc.).

The 1st seems to be the general consensus.

It's T- *sigh* Nevermind.

Any other websites still has SS S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Kabuto (Reissue) up for pre-order?

I said this in the other thread, but I think its more likely to be the 5th. Most online stores in Japan will be closed over the New Year period so it doesn't make sense for Bandai to release preorders then.

The @t_features will eventually reveal all.

So, official pics for the newly announced figures are here:

http://tamashii.jp/special/shf_ghost/

and here:

http://p-bandai.jp/tamashiiwebshouten/item-1000101148/

And yes, Specter comes with a bunch of Eyecons as mentioned on the last page, and I find that really weird. The Kanon Ganma Eyecon makes for a great accessory, but the others? Good to have I guess, but people get them with the form changes anyways.

And I still don’t know if I even want to buy this :lol

Nope, they only had some of these idol girls and Mace Windu in the non-Toku & non-Gundam/Robot department.

Nope, don't know any :(

Your best bet would be setting a Figinstock alert and try on release, there's bound to be some stock left for a few days, this isn’t a new release. Like, I would try HLJ on release if I were you, they almost always have some stock left or sell some a day after fulfilling pre-orders. You could also check AmiAmi for stock after release.

The fact that they come as a bonus is indicative of the fact that the form changes don't actually come with them. I mean, Specter's own Eyecon isn't included with him, it's a bonus as well. And the pages for Ore and Musashi don't mention them coming with any Eyecons (as opposed to Gaim figuarts which do list closed Lockseeds, or Drive figuarts that list the extra Shift Cars and Signal Bikes and such). So it's looking like Bandai isn't including tiny easy to lose accessories this time around by default.

But really, even if they did come with the other Damashii, they're all gonna be web exclusives, so it's a nice, easier to get bonus in any case.

Well shit :lol

I just auto-assumed every release comes with its own tiny little Eyecon like the Gaim dudes came with their Lockseeds :o

Okay, then it’s a rather cool first-release bonus.

I mean, is Ghost's first run bonus JUST Yurusen? Maybe it comes with a couple Eyecons too? I dunno. It just seems weird that they'd make most of Specter's and none of Ghost's. Perhaps they'll come with the Ghostriker, like how all the Mr. Belt faces came with the Tridoron.

Specter goes up for pre-order January 1st.

Awesome, I need Spectre.

I don't remember Drive figuarts selling out so fast. I waited about a week and still got it from Nippon. Also they aren't very expensive or hard to find in the secondary market compared to Gaim, well besides the rider chaser and heart.

Where are you reading that? This page says the 6th...

http://sp.tamashii.jp/item_announced/201601/

I swear with my working eyes that it was the 1st when they first put the page up. I have no screenshot but I definitely didn’t misread it, I know where to look for this stuff.

I guess they realized to late what the 1st is and then changed it http://www.vpsingles.com/pics/shrug.gif

I'm still waiting for the ultraseven manga figuarts, it says in the pamphlets that comes with ultraman manga it will be on december 2015

and by the looks of the sofubi he's taller than ultraman

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...2.jpg~original

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...1.jpg~original

ultraseven manga
sauce: http://timelessdimension0.blogspot.sg/

Wanted to let you all know: Fourze Figuarts are now ~$11 at Midtown Comics. Just FYI for those interested. I need another Cosmic States, but definitely Fire & Magnet because I don't have those. At these prices, it's just right.

Ok, back to your regularly scheduled Figuarts thread...

WHAT. Damn my brokeness...

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/shfiguart...b/5b66c42b.jpg

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/shfiguart...ed3f254d-s.jpg

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/shfiguart...5/a580094b.jpg

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/shfiguart...35193f1f-s.jpg

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/shfiguart...86aa8076-s.gif

http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/shfiguart...6/66a33fc7.jpg

sauce: http://blog.livedoor.jp/shfiguarts/a...047560893.html



I'm not a fan of the show, nor the main rider, but figuarts ghost looks awesome. I'm looking forward for spectre
The belt got eyecon sticker on it, I didn't see that on the promo pics

Hmmm. I get why they didn't include the nitouryu functionality, but why not allow the detachable piece to plug into the bottom for the naginata mode as well? Seems like a missed opportunity to me.

maybe you'll get it in different ghost form, classic bandai move

Another scumbag Bandai move is only including that triangle hand formation with Musashi. Like, what the hell man? That's his "getting ready for a Rider kick" pose. That should be a staple included with every form.

Seriously. There is no excuse to not include that with the base form. So terrible.

Also still sad he doesn't come with a stand. Looks pretty slick floating.

Yeah sorry there's no reason to not carve a port into the handle of the sword and just make a Naginata-mode. And there's also no reason to not include these expressive hands with the base form. I’m not sure if he even used this pose in his Musashi-form, because he usually only wields swords.

By my recollection the only time he's done the whole finisher hand gestures thing outside his Ore and Boost Damashii is Edison in episode 5. He hasn't done it with Musashi or any other form that I can remember. He also does it when he draws an Eyecon from an object or when he purifies people from possession, but I don't think Musashi has done that either...

On the other hand, Musashi has used Naginata mode, and it's not like that's any other form's signature weapon so...they could have included that if they wanted to.

Bandai really isn't feeling like including many things this year.

Not including the signature pose hands with the main form, general release figure alone is pretty annoying, but to then throw it in with the first web exclusive release of a form that doesn't even use it is pretty unjustifiably shitty of Bandai to me. That's the exact kind of pose I like to put my Riders in too..