Lol how can you not like cakeboss?..... Although dude is responsible for everything as well as turning Michal into Poseidon.

Oldschool Proto is Hina, Seihou Proto is Erika. Boom.

Speaking of OOO figures, I looked up a video of the SIC TaMaShii combo, since someone mentioned it in another thread. And, yeah, Tamashii Nations definitely knew what they were doing with that one, hahaha.

Dude was legit nuts. How the wiki can unironically classify him as a hero is beyond me.

Because he never antagonize Eiji and provided tools for him. Although honestly it's basically he uses Eiji to clean up his mess.

Well... basically because of what you just said! He's a man with a lot of power and money taking a 'neutral' position and not using that power and money unless others pay for it -- and when the conflict is "people wanting to save the world" vs "we're hurting people every day in cruel and unusual ways", taking a neutral position when you could very easily be using that vast power and wealth to help people kinda makes you the bad guy!

He's every shitty boss who wishes you a Happy Birthday while paying you a substandard wage and making you work weekends.

He is a terrible man! So easy to dislike without the narrative even having to frame him as a villain!

And that's what makes him such a great character

I'd like to know info on Ultrawoman Grigio. She looks great.

I would assume chances are good she and Ribut will be put up for pre-order when the next Ultra Galaxy Fight starts airing. They kind of did this last year with the "Darkness" repaints of X & Geed.

Oh, also, S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Belial Early Style please.

I'd be good with that given it doubles as another Geed form!

Yeah I saw that, haha. Though she took the belt from the wrong guy...

If it’s any consolation, TV Tropes classifies Kougami as a Karma Houdini (that is, someone who does terrible things, but never received any onscreen comeuppance)

Thank you TVTropes, very cool, your ceaseless cataloguing is useful as always.

I rememver TVTropes links are not-really-but-somewhat banned on Gamefaqs becayse of its addictive nature lol.

Anyways does anybody know how to tighten figuarts joints? My Orb Origin got very loose, he's basically Woody now.

I'd say you could stick some super glue in the joint, move it around, and done. But I worry if it might compromise the plastic.

However, you could try Elmer's glue. No, I'm not kidding. My SHF Vulcan's right elbow basically had no friction in the joints so it wasn't tight to my liking. I put a good amount of elmer's glue in the joint, moved it around letting it into the peg, and the friction seems to have increased all the while it dries up clear and safe. Had to remove a bit of some flakes that came out tho.

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Also, uh, in the event that I could only pick one last Zero-One SHF, should I pick Ikazuchi or Ark-Horobi? On one hand, I love Raiden and his suit's badass, on the other I wanna display Ark-Horobi and Zero-One duking it out. What are even the chances that Ark-Horobi gets a SHF release? I like to think it's high since it's just a head and belt swap of Ichigata.

I say wait for Ark-Horobi final boss he def get made. It a repaint and evil rider no doubt he get a figuart. Just look at final boss of Ex-aid and Build all their evil final forms got made so it happen.

Figures I expect to get made eventually: Metal Cluster Hopper, Zero-Two, Ark-One, Orthoros Vulcan, Rampage Gatling, Ark-Scorpion, Ark-Zero.

That'll take a few years though. Ikazuchi and Naki probably won’t happen at all, would be cool to get them though.

idk, wouldn't it sound pretty obvious to Bandai that people would want to complete the MetsuBouJinRai lineup? Naki probably not, but Ikazuchi is a simple headswap and two new weapons.

I feel like we would've seen him by now if they wanted to make him, the suit was first shown like 8 months ago.

But we'll find probably out in about 2 months (if its still happening in October) when their big event happens and it's time to show some new prototypes.

Elmer glue huh? Hmm I might try that thanks.

I use poster putty. Just a tiny bit in the joints, though you have to be okay with disassembly.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgL_LV4X...jpg&name=small

Better look at Shining Hopper. Part of me hopes he at least comes with the Authorize buster in gun mode since he did use it in this form, or at least a thumbs up hand for Rising Hopper for his "...And that's me!" part of his quote.

Kind of...? Only works for Shining & Shining Assault Hopper I guess.

https://i.imgur.com/l4VoINV.jpg

I could have sworn Izu was coming with a Rising Hopper thumbs up hand.

She does - I forgot about it too.

https://i.imgur.com/OEl9Sm4.jpg

...something is vaguely unsettling about Izu here...

Something...

https://i.imgur.com/M9JADsi.jpg

For those of you who picked up the ridewatch stage set https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10564929 & https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10564927

Is it missing Kiva? And the only way to get Zi-O's is to get his Figuart?

Yes, Kiva's stage was included with Shinkocchou Seihou Kiva as a pre-order bonus.

Geiz' actually, he includes both his and Zi-O's.

Got it! Thanks!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgQGPi1U...jpg&name=large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgQGQN5U...jpg&name=large

More Shining Hopper pics. I don't remember that blue on his thighs. They must've rushed to assemble this display figure and didn't bother to repaint the Shining Assault blue.

Where'd you get these from? It's weird to me they'd have these displays this early when the event's in November.

@9664Decade on Twitter has 'em.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgQHc8sU...jpg&name=large

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

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgQFt6rU...jpg&name=large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgQCIZ8U...jpg&name=large

They are currently on display at Tamashii Nations Tokyo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJT-kJKR7Ek

Found a local seller that still had orders open for Thouser. I feel 1000% pretty good.

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

The next Kamen Rider in the acrylic logo series is Drive! Releasing in November at 1320 yen

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...2/4E2xkFZL.png

Now I'm mad my Drive collection is relatively small.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgoOABGU...pg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgoOAPYV...pg&name=medium

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgoOArDV...pg&name=medium

More pics of Shining Hopper. No more blue thigh.

Nice. Where from? Any of Tamashii and Zero?

The Shining pictures are from here:

http://tamashiinations.blog.jp/archives/6942581.html

Zero had his photoshot here:

http://tamashiinations.blog.jp/archives/6935506.html

http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1598791349