It probably has to do with all the gold stuff being plated/chrome paint. And yes, part separation too probably like you said.

Damn, Kuuga is looking good. Something interesting to note it that they didn’t provide a new project title, and the website for Rider kits (https://bandai-hobby.net/site/kamen_rider/) now has sections for Showa, Heisei and Reiwa, with the first and last saying ‘coming soon’. Looking forward to see what comes of this.

Gorgeous. Hopefully all the linework on the limbs is parts-separated as well. (it seems to be)

Now all we need is Growing Form and we'll have all of Kuuga's forms complete!

Nah we'll need BeatChaser and Gouram too before Kuuga is complete

True. I?d also love an N Daguva Zeba if they ever decide to branch out into non-Riders.

Now that you mention it, when the hell is Figure-rise gonna do another bike?

Huh, a Showa section? I could see the Kamen Rider Spirits fans still out there being giddy for this. Because I'm sure some of them want to customize ZX into the variants that exist in that manga like JUDO who is pretty much an all-gold ZX/big boss of Badan if i recall. Or maybe a Riderman kit with a scratch-built machine gun arm.

What's the general opinion on Drive and Gaim? I'll be picking them up either way, but I'd like to set my expectations beforehand.

Seeing how Tiga is going to be no stickers at all, I wonder if this will be the same for Kuuga Ultimate and other FrS in the future.

Sticker hell. But solid enough kits overall.

I?m surprised to see no one has or has posted about Kiva. Mine is on the way but usually there?s more pics ahead of time.

I do wonder about this line?s future. Bandai?s seemingly declared both Showa and Reiwa are now on the table, and final forms are starting to be a thing. That said I still feel like there?s a few gaps. Still just the one bike, no Battle Hopper for Black just yet, and I?m surprised we haven?t at least gotten Knight out of Ryuki.

I was hoping for new reveals from Shizuoka but it seems we got nothing. :(

They need a lot of stickers, but given the detailed nature of the designs it?s kind of understandable. Functionally they?re both really nice kits, and if you put the work in they can look absolutely gorgeous. Even straight built with stickers they still look pretty damn good.

Aside from Tiga and Kuuga Ultimate, yeah.

Just ordered Drive, Gaim and Kiva from HLJ- I can't believe that's the Heisei 20 finished! I'm looking forward to see where they take this line from now (outside of Kuuga Ultimate).

My hope is they go back and forth between Showa and Reiwa while dropping ultimate Heisei forms every once in a while.

Yeah, alternating between Showa, Reiwa, and Heisei final forms and secondary riders would be my preference after the line being almost nothing Heisei mains.

Said it before, G3 would be awesome. :rock:

What are the odds we'll get more W kits now that Fuuto PI is getting a continuation? We got Skull and FangJoker to tie in with the first season, so perhaps we'll get something like CJX or Accel?

CJX I can see being a PB thing, Accel should be regular release unless Bandai wants to piss off a bunch of people around the world.

Perhaps, although they have started doing final forms in the main line now so there?s precedent.

Sorry, I misread CJX as Cyclone Accel Extreme. :lolol
Yes, I agree. CJX I can see being a regular release considering Kuuga Ultimate will be a thing soon.

i finally completed the Hesei Rider Collection

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...139d02a0b67f0&

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...971704c08fcf2&

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...cae5f0bd24b81&

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...fa5b344364974&

Full collection on display

My focus keeps shifting toward the Voltron color Gundam Barbatos and what I assume is a Daizyujin color OG Gundam. :lolol
Impressive collection btw.

That's my custom painted shelf
Haven't painted anything in a while so I really need to get back to it

https://www.tokunation.com/forums/at...7&d=1723599620
https://www.tokunation.com/forums/at...8&d=1723599746

Oh wow, that Blastoise Gusion is fire.:rock:
What's the one with the back halo inspired by?

its based on my favorite Digimon Susanoomon

https://youtu.be/qDZ0_-4sOZw?si=FbBfaiE0HS0vQDML&t=478

I see, nice. :rock:

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

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWBrq5ja...jpg&name=large

I like the look of that.

Zero One looks great, and makes me happy we're heading into Reiwa. Hopefully they give us a few more Showa Riders mixed in.

Bloody hell! Just purchased and built Double HeatMetal, but parts of the Metal half’s arm started crumbling once I tried moving it! Is this a common problem?

Given that I bought this guy while on holiday abroad and that he’s been out of print for a while I’m not pretty sure I won’t be getting replacement parts. I wonder if I may just be safer getting a spare version of a different version of Double and repainting the Metal parts so that they’re made from a less crumbly material.

Crumbling as in it was brittle and broke down? Could it be something like humidity and room temperature that affected it over time, perhaps? Because a long time ago it happened to me once when I bought a model kit and just had it sitting for months, and when I finally got to it and was building, some pieces crumbled like biscuits.

Yeah, pretty much. I only bought it a few days ago, though it?s hard to tell what conditions it would?ve been in beforehand.

Dang, that sucks.

God damn. Don't tell me GPS is still a thing.

Please no, I don't want GPS to return.
Edit: Also, any chance for pictures of how it broke?

Is it just me or should we have gotten another FRS Rider revealed (if not released) by this point? Zero One was shown last August and released this January, so that's been at least four months with no news whatsoever.

Shizuoka Hobby Show is next week, so maybe something might be announced then? Would be surprising if they announced Gozyu Wolf out of the blue. If they go with a rider then I'd like to see something new. Heck, gimme Stronger.

Any news?
 

I'm getting so tired, I've built almost every kit available and now I need more. Has there been any news on the Showa Rider?

Sadly, no. The recent Gundam show protagonists were recently released under the FrS banner instead.