If a Guan Yu action figure exists, someone please direct me to it, because I couldn't find one.

And yeah, I'm aware of how expensive customs are; I've commissioned one before, and yes, it is quite the investment.

Thanks for the recommends though, I'll be sure to check them out!

If it;s the same KingRanger, he's scammed a few people over on RangerBoard.

-Oh... Oh no. My bad, then.

Thanks for the heads up on that. Luckily I haven't sent any commission offers to anyone yet, haha.

Somebody called for a Figuarts Zenkaiser?

https://i.ibb.co/rtPmsFs/Zenkaiser-1.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/v4W2031/Zenkaiser-2.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/5cqr4mY/Zenkaiser-3.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/8XVMNHw/Zenkaiser-4.jpg

This isn't real... but I'd very much like it to be. My hope is either this gets enough traction that Bandai decide to throw us a bone, or enough people are interested that I can look into 3D printing some customs. Enjoy!

Thanks for the 2 seconds of excitement even though the picture obviously weren’t from Tamashii and it would be way too early to show this.

Still got excited though. For 2 seconds.

Also: Welcome to Tokunation, TokuJay :)

Thanks! And yes, I wanted to be transparent when posting these and not trick people; I'm a 3D artist and these are entirely mocked up images. I'm looking into the possibility of printing this off as a model kit, so I'll be sure to share updates of that process.

But yeah... official Figuarts of this thing is the dream. This suit is gorgeous.

That's some beautiful work and highlights the suit design even more.

Those are fantastic, good job and welcome!

AAAAAHHHH!!! That looks amazing! I'm not even a big Sentai fan, but I personally like Zenkaiser's design ! This hits the right notes for me.

You could probably turn that into a conversion set for existing SHFs or something.

What I'd do to see you make mock-ups of the Raiders or Falchion. Welcome to Tokunation!

My reaction too. Haha. Those are some really good renders and the suit does seem to translate well into SHF form. Would be nice if they did release one but I have some doubts. lol

https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/...khrohrh321.jpg

Welcome TokuJay! Can't wait to see what else you cook up down the line. Hopefully stuff you can make and sell.

Is there a particular figure buck you used as a reference for the render ?

Thanks for the warm welcome! I really appreciate it.

Yes! I used the later Sentai (like Kyoryu Gold and Akaranger) as well as the the modern Ultra Figuarts for the engineering. I'll have to play with some Figure-Rise kits to help make it more print-friendly, I'll be sure to share any progress there!

With the new year, what figures do you hope get released/announced? What kind of special releases would be worthy of the 50th anniversary commemoration?

Personally, I'd hope to see an SS Ryuki line and the announcement of Build Genius & Grand Zi-O going into production

The one thing I'm willing to bet on is either a rerelease of Seihou Ichigou, or a recolour of him in his original colours.

The thing is that most big milestones for SHF Rider... well, we've kind of hit them already. Hibiki and Kiva finally happened, Seihous of all the big major Riders have happened... more new Seihou lines would be cool but, say, V3 or Blade just isn't as "50th anniversary" as Ichigou or Kuuga or W or Den-O. I get the feeling Black's filling that role.

I can see another Seihou line starting regardless, though. Hoping it's another Showa!

The only things I really want right now are Grand Zi-O and Zenkaiser. And maybe some sort of anniversary Ichigou figure- even if its just a reboxed SS Sakurajima version.

Black RX would make sense following Black.

Isn't this year Fourze's anniversary or something? I'm guessing we're getting him down the line.

My biggest wish is a Seihou of ZX though.

Seihous of the following:

"The First" version of Ichigo
Ichijo
Zero-One

I'm waiting on some nice SS 555 figures please and thank you.

Just the main trio, it's all I ask. Psyga and Orga would be nice too...but please give me the main trio.

Maybe in 10 years.

I like everyone else would like to see those prototypes of final form Ghost, Build, and Zi-O get confirmed and release. I found it odd that they're releasing the movie forms over the final forms and while I'm happy to have those as well I'd prefer final forms be released 1st and always. As for Seihous out of all the remaining Heisei riders waiting to get the renewal treatment, I feel Faiz is the most needed when you look at his figuart compared to the others.

Oh yeah and please confirm and release that SS Dark Kiva and Emperor Kiva already too.

Oh, outside of Rider; I’m totally expecting Ultraman Tiga this year. Aside from it being Ultraman’s 55th in general they’re also making a big deal out of it being TDG’s 25th.

Wait this year's Ultraman's 55th?

Jeez all we need is for this to be a notable Godzilla anniversary and all 4 main toku franchises have something to celebrate.

That's what I'm waiting for most this year for Figuarts. Please don't let it end up being I sold off my Dark Kiva for nothing. :lol

And yeah, Seihou Black seems like the big anniversary type figure, but I'd love to be surprised by something more.

Yeah, all the big three are 5 years after each other; it’s pretty wild! It definitely looks like Ultraman’s going to keep it more lowkey and TDG focused this year, though.

I guess I can see that, although I think Fourze is probably the one that needs it most. Sadly, we're only likely to see one of them in 2021, and maybe the other in 2022 if we're lucky. Then again, for all I know, they could go for Ryuki or shock us with Ghost next. Den-O still held up relatively well compared to Faiz and Fourze, so I'm guessing he got the Shinkocchou Seihou treatment first due to his popularity.

Nah, I'd say Fourze would probably need it the 2nd most but he's good proportionally. Faiz though has those chicken thighs.

I imagine they might do it by original release order, like they have done for most of Seihou. So Faiz, Ryuki, Fourze, Blade.

Hopefully Fourze stays late-game whenever they get to him.

Mainly cause I just lucked into Module Set 5 for a good price off Amiami and don't want those add-ons to be rendered obsolete.

Yeah, I have to be honest; while Seihous of Fourze and Meteor are of course going to knock the originals out of the water in terms of general quality and sculpt and articulation... I'm not sure they can really match up to just how good the Fourze line was?

Because I'm not sure why but they went absolutely CRAZY when it came to that season! Every module, every horoscope (even if some of them were Zeros), a bunch of dedicated stand/effect piece sets; I can't think of a single suit that wasn't covered; and to top it off all of those are cheap on manda now so you can easily get an insane play pattern. W and OOO also done a ridiculous amount of suits and all the main kaijin, but I think only Ryuki's mirror monsters and Seihou OOO's combo change can match up to just how wild the Fourze line was.

Yeah seeing you guys post pics of Fourze with the Seihous he's not too bad just is way shorter than I like when next to them. Yes the playability of all the effect parts and characters they did inthe figuarts line makes me wonder would they atleast make the renewal compatible with them.

I know Wizard's effect parts work well with the renewal to some extent and so do his bike. Unfortunately trying to score a figuarts Fourze has been hard ever since the arrival of Zi-O as the final rider of the Heisei era.

As for Ryuki I fear his renewal will not match his original in the amount of accessories and even his mirror monster. I feel the same about a Blade renewal too. What they did with the upcoming renewal Black makes me excited for an updated Faiz.

I don't really think that would be possible, unfortunately -- the way most of the Modules work is by outright replacing the respective limb; you pop off the right arm and put the Rocket Module on the socket, for instance. Seihou Fourze would need to use the same joint system and the same proportions, at which point that would defeat the point of Seihou Fourze.

Ryuki at the very least should come with the sword and the strike vent. Honestly I could do without the shield vent. The 20 Rider Kicks version did away with the shields too

SS Decade set the precedent for cards, so getting those for Ryuki and Blade seems likely. Definitely won't get the effect parts that came with the original Blade figure though

You all make good points and I guess the main purpose of the SS renewals is to provide updated and better sculpts of characters and their key accessories. Although I can see a Fourze renewal coming with his rocket attachment.

The Kamen Rider 50th anniversary premium bandai re-issue vote winners are to be announced on Wednesday!

http://tamashiinations.blog.jp/archives/8030871.html

Look forward to the winners and release annoucements!

Ohma Zi-O and Cross-Z are a lock , does anyone remember the other top voted figures?

I guess this is a good chance to ask what is everyone's preferred middleman for web shop exclusives. Haven't had the best luck with pricing so I'd appreciate any tips and recommendations. I could always wait and get some items secondhand but I feel some of those would just balloon in price ( ala Hirobi, Valkrie, etc )

The others were Evolt, Tridoron and Lazer Level 2. I definitely feel all but Lazer are a lock

Finally. Finally Cross-Z base form and Ohma Zi-O will be mine for reasonable prices...