Finished up Hibiki the other night as well... Kuuga I finished last night.

I'm honestly surprised at Kuuga. Hibiki had what I figured he would, but Kuuga I put off, until my local hobby shop had him in, and I thought, what the hell...

Honestly, I've never been the biggest fan of Kuuga, but this build has put him way up on my list of favorite suits. Simplistic, but yet supremely detailed.

https://i.imgur.com/O83fXryl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/bz757Kjl.jpg

Amazing!! I love your backdrops!

Thank you!

I just simply print them out. Since I work for a place I can do that, makes it easier lol! I try to use a lot of "realistic" textures too. But those don't always work.

The shrubs are nice. The lighting also looks great.

https://www.youtube.com/post/UgzGz6zH7Veu5nOP5s54AaABCQ
https://yt3.ggpht.com/iRabjXmVgtPcUL...fzDBw=s1600-nd
not Transformed Kyosuke or Kabuki, but Hibiki Kurenai
idk why i use the spoiler tag, lmao

I know wishlisting is half of the thread at this point but I think I would really really like to see the rest of Den-O's initial forms for a form change gimmick. Seihou SHF is doing that, sure; but that's very expensive and from what I've heard absolutely terrifying. FRS Den-O on the other hand is very very simple just from Plat and Sword alone, and on the off-chance that you would break something (and I really don't know how you would), at least it'd just be a couple of ~£20 kits. With Seihou if you've broken that you've broken a very expensive collector's figure, even if it's not difficult to find at retail price secondhand (seriously huh? Of all Seihous to not be expensive? I thought Den-O was ungodly popular???).

Since W done all its main forms - at retail no less - and it's popular I just hope they do the same for Den-O. If they don't though, I'm still very very happy that they ended up doing Plat Form in addition to Sword and it's a lot more than they needed to do for a satisfying kit. Very appreciated extra mile either way

S.H.Figuarts vs Figure-rise Standard
 

Here is a comparison between SHF and figure-rise Hibiki. I prefer the shoulder to chest proportions on the figure-rise. SHF has nicer forearms and belt.

Is it possible to seal the stickers on Figure-Rise's using normal mod podge?

I always feel like the figure rise models look fantastic until I see them next to SS figuarts. Then I can't unsee how big their heads seem. Kuuga's kits seem like bobble heads next to the SS. Certain figuarts like Decade seem like the head is too small, so I've got some high hopes for the next kit.

Same for me. I noticed the bigger torso of Hibiki immediately. It's one of the reasons I only display them with other Figure-rise Standard kits. They all have their own style and interpretation of the suits, which is totally fine. As long as they all match each other, I'm cool.