https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DTQqs0UWsAI-KxZ.jpg
My Juspion SHF just came in. Got him from Mandarake for like 5.5k yen.
He's a pretty cool guy with some nice transparent parts.

I think after Accel my next Figuarts purchases will be Renewal Black and SS Rising Mighty Kuuga. I've never seen Kuuga and don't really plan to, but I love his forms and Rising Mighty especially. Black is one of my favourite Riders period.

But man, Figuarts are expensive.

Unless of course some intrepid snoop goes and gets them for you as Birthday presents! Guess I have Kuuga and Black on the way. :D

Well after fiddling with my SRC Gokai Oh I tried fiddling with my Agito Burning Figuarts, I can get them to stand. Now I might feel more inclined to get these things lol. Shame I missed Dangerous Zombie

Renewal Black is a really good figure in my opinion. One of my favorite figuarts of 2013/2014 next to Blade and Odin.

Renewal Black is good looking but at the time the reissue came around (which was my first chance to get the figure at retail) Shinkocchou Seihou was already a thing so I decided to play the long game and wait for the eventual SS version.

I love Black so I didn't want to settle for a figure that they can, and eventually will, improve on.

Well that's why I'm finally getting it now, because I don't know that an SS could bring to the table over Renewal Black unless it's just retooled to have SS-style hips. It's really damn good, bordering on perfect, and does the whole SS thing of placing accuracy and realistic proportions first. Vangelus' review really sold me on it.

I'm also really excited for Kuuga, as I've always loved the suit (Specifically Rising Mighty's added gold trim and anklet which just gives it a bit more character and regality) but never really dug the original skinny Figuarts. But looking up reviews I was floored by the finish. I mean, I shouldn't be, but even after Hibiki, W, Skull, and now Accel who arrived Monday, Shinkocco's quality still impresses me to no end.

Again, they could only be better if these were the figures we got first all those years ago, but that's like brining in causality and paradoxes and shit. :D

The proportions don't do it for me and the head is just not right looking. At the time they probably couldn't do better especially with the antennas and stuff, but looking at the Rider 1 they delivered last month... they have the technology now.

It may take a couple of years but I can wait. Not saying you shouldn't buy Renewal Black now, if you like it and can get it then go for it, I personally am not satisfied with it and feel patient enough to see what lies ahead.

I dunno, obviously the show helmet has sharper details, but it looks pretty accurate to me. (going off of Google images) Aside from the antennae obviously not being as thin, the line of ridges that comprise the "mouth" seems just a tab more rounded on the Renewal than the slightly more square arrangement on the show helmet. But that's the very definition of slightly. Otherwise the shapes all look spot-on.

As for proportions, I can certainly see your issue. The Renewal, while noticeably bulkier than the original, is still much slimmer than the TV show costume. That said, SS figures are also slimmer but not to Black's degree. (Black seems about in between an old Figuart and SS as far as relative/accurate bulk is concerned) But again, this seems like a very minor quibble.

Then again, it's also a gift so maybe I'm less critical. (then again I've always been highly critical of Figuarts) But it looks like maybe a half-step behind SS. Even if I was paying he's around the $30 mark if you look, which I guess makes him an easier pill to swallow in terms of inaccuracies compared to an often $50-60 SS Figuart.

I picked up Orb Origin and Specium Zeperion 2 weeks ago and I love the colors on Specium Zeperion a lot more that I imagined. My Orb Origin has some minor paint missing (the red V just off his navel) but a touch of red paint fixed it for me. I wish the sword did have a rotating cover to cover up parts of the symbols not in use if you are pretending on summoning different powers.

I might complete all the Orb forms seeing as there are only maybe 4-5 more (for now).But I really hope to see a Figuarts Ultraman Zero (and Zero Beyond) soon especially with Belial coming out.

Agreed, but otherwise, it's pretty much a perfect figure IMO, I like mine a lot.

I don't know if we will ever see all Orb-forms released. They specifically asked which one people would like to see most in an online survey, we got Thunder Breastar as a Web-Exclusive release afterward. Somehow I feel like the others won't be released at all, although I could be wrong. They also haven't shown any alternate forms for Geed so far, only his final form, and the Rider Figuarts are also heavily cutting down on alternate forms. I assume they just don't sell well enough anymore.

I really hope to see classic Zero (as well as Belial) sometime soon too. Zero Beyond should come out sometime this year, we saw the prototype already so I think it's among the next Geed releases alongside Geed Royal Mega Master.

NY is preparing my Kamen Rider Eternal right now. Can't wait

S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Eternal Renewal Version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5z57s7cZIc

Eternal doesn't deserve a figure this nice.

Holy shit they even painted the flames on the joints.

the detailing on the Gaia Memories is pretty incredible,...wow.

Holy shit again, I didn't even notice he had all 26 memories on him. God damn!

I can't wait to get this thing in.

Twin Tail, the New Cyclone bike and Dragon Caesar go up for pre-order on February 1st in Japan, don't miss it if you want to pick them up :)

I got my Black and Kuuga Rising Mighty a few days ago. I'm really loving them both. I'm undecided who I like more. Sadly I forgot normal Figuarts are smaller than SS Figuarts, so Black looks kinda small next to Kuuga but they're both superb desk toys as well as display pieces. Kuuga comes with an almost redundantly large amount of hands. Seriously, three sets of open hands. You could stop motion him flexing his fingers with these minute variations.

Kuuga Mighty (which is largely the same toy) is one of my favorite figures in my collection. It's quite a fantastic figure and my love for Kuuga made opening this one up a really fun experience. I think I even had the theme song playing at the time :lol

Also, fun fact, the Shinkocchou Seihou Rider 1 figure is smaller than the Heisei ones, intentionally. Just a smidge but definitely noticeable. Maybe it was done because the suit actor was smaller? I don't know. But I do know that is was done on purpose because they mentioned it in a little making-of section on their website.

Appropos of nothing: I'm super-antsy for Bandai to actually solicit Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider Wizard. I know that's irrational, since there's no 100% guarantee that it's going to happen at all, much less soon. (I wouldn't wager one way or the other on those secondary Hibiki Riders ever seeing the light of day.)

But UUUUUGH want.

I think we'll see Wizard. As far as the Shinkoccho Seihou line goes, I don't think we've ever seen a main Rider displayed at one of their shows that didn't get a release.


Now some of the secondary Riders on the other hand....I don't know. I'm still waiting on that DiEnd that they unveiled ages ago.

I'd say chances are good we're seeing this one sooner than later. They only have Amazon and Wizard in the pipeline as far as main Riders go so these two are most likely next. Unless some W form is important enough, but I think the rest might be Web-Exclusive.

Sorry for the double post, but Kamen Rider Build will be out February 10th and they just posted a sweet gallery with in-hand pics, packaging shots and more.

http://blog.livedoor.jp/shfiguarts/a...069600373.html

https://i.imgur.com/Sqpzxbj.jpg

Sadly no teaser for future releases though - I can't wait to see Cross Z Charge and Grease.

Damn I didn't realize it was coming out so early. This makes me very happy.

Yeah, I thought the release wan't until march?

That was Night Rogue, Build was always scheduled to be in February. Also they showed a pic of of a Cross-Z Dragon

Double post, but Rabbit Tank Sparkling pre orders open on the 23rd this month

Actual image and source for those who are interested:

https://twitter.com/_Erasu/status/959799991677145088

https://i.imgur.com/Jt08uIQ.jpg

And damn, this being a Web-Exclusive is a really bad sign. We may enter times where only base and maybe the final form of the main hero are retail releases :(

If they are even made, Ghost Mugen and Hyper Muteki Ex-Aid don't exist at all.

I think we will know for sure once Cross-Z Charge and Grease show up. If they show up :lol

S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Build RabbitTank Form Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnp0aevXClU

Quick question for anyone who knows, but what exactly were the reported issues with Agito Burning Form? I seem to recal some level of disappointment with that figure, but it looks fine so I'm assuming they're structural?

idk about reported news but in my experience the arm spikes on Agito's right arm keeps falling off with the slightest impact

I think the main problem is the shoulders. From a brief search, it looks like the joints are too tight and limited by the design.

There is limited movement in the shoulders, plus they can collide with the torso piece and damage the paint, if you're not careful about moving them.

I didn't realize Build was due this week, HLJ charged my account for it 20 minutes ago. Unfortunately I have to wait till next week for my other per-orderes,

Build shipped for me.

Based on all the JP Figuarts collectors I follow on Twitter and their photos, he looks wonderful.

He really does. Mine will sit in the warehouse for a week until Geed arrives but then I'll ship it out too.

I wonder when it will be available again? I've been looking for over a month but every hobby shop I see is out of stock or orders are closed.

Of course I know it's not a limited run but it'd be nice to know when I can order one.

Forgot I was getting Build. Fell of the show real fast, so wasn't really in the forefront of my mind.

So I guess he'll be sitting in my Private Warehouse for a bit until I decide there's something more I want to ship together with him as I'm not feeling a need to rush getting him here heh.

You might not be able to. These figures can tend to vanish from retailers after release if they are popular enough. And this one was dirt cheap too, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's gone by now.

But it might just pop up here and there, if I see it at the places I shop at I'll let you know.

Try to get back into it, it's really good.