Weird, my Shining Assault Hopper's hips (his right especially) are tight enough to the point where they squeak a bit. Guess I got one that was really tight.

Yeah they're basically my last choice these days

Ultraseven anniversary stuff (Ultraseven, Pandon, Chogokin King Joe) and Shin Kamen Rider! More details on Shin Kamen Rider follow October 20th.

https://www.tokunation.com/forums/at...1&d=1664601881

https://www.tokunation.com/forums/at...1&d=1664601881

https://www.tokunation.com/forums/at...1&d=1664601881

https://www.tokunation.com/forums/at...1&d=1664601881

Ooohhhh! Thank you for the update on these. Thanks for showing off the chogokin king joe too. I had been sort of longingly looking at the old figure, so it’s great to get another chance at one.

This will be my first ultraseven and pandon figures if I can get them. It all is looking good.

Also I hope that duster jacket on the kamen rider figure comes out ok. That first promo image of Shin Kamen Rider wearing that jacket and holding his arm is so cool. I’m glad they are bringing that look over to SHF.

You're welcome!

And you're not alone, I also wanted the Chogokin King Joe to come back, I voted for him every time when they had the "Which Chogokin should be reissued"-campaign going on :lol

Fair warning: I expect a Shinkocchou Seihou Ultraseven announcement within the next year, maybe even sooner. If you only need one for your collection you might want to wait.

But there's no doubt these two will look great together, I'm tempted to get it regardless :)

I'm a bit bummed out the muffler is plastic :(

I vividly dislike it when they have both plastic and cloth on a figure when the material is identical in fiction.

They did the exact same last year, too; 55th Ultraman re-issue in metallic colours with the cape a few months before the Seihou announcement. I know how bad it can feel to get duped on that because it happened to me!! :lol

DID just get Seihou Ultraman recently though and he's MARVELOUS. Without exaggeration one of my favourite figures I own. Definitely helps that his accessory loadout is incredibly and everything you could possibly want (barring an A-type head or buildings but I'm sure that would have put a fair bit more on the price). Shockingly not difficult to get on Manda for close to retail price either unlike Kamen Rider so easiest thing in the world to recommend

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FdxYHb4X...jpg&name=large

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

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

I got the Seihou Ultraman reissue, it should ship soon, very excited to get it! I don't know if they are available anymore, but the building sets they released when the Figuarts Ultraman line started are awesome, I love those.

https://i.imgur.com/Cb7moud.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/tZ6aT8p.jpg

By the way, that's a really creative use for the Tiga shaking hand accessory! I wonder if it fits on my Seihou Rider 1.

Be still my Wallet....

It probably should! It actually only barely fit on my original Rider 1 - if you look closely you'll see the hand extends a little too far past the wrist joint - and I imagine that's just because Figuarts were made different back then.

It's a really cool accessory (well, two accessories; they strangely made it two separate hands but they lock in together shockingly well), and while it would be great for its intended purpose alone the fact it's just generic silver hands means it works for a LOT of Ultras and some other characters. Here's one with the other non-Tiga Ultra I have!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fd_B-AqX...jpg&name=large

I've been really getting into Ultraman lately and it honestly feels like a worst time, worst place situation for my wallet with all the reissues happening all of a sudden.

I was hoping to get Ginga at some point? Ginga gets reissued.

I wanted more kaiju than just King Joe? Gomora reissue.

I think SS Ultraman looks nice and missed the initial run? SS reissue.

I just got Zero? They're gonna reissue his dad and another kaiju.

It's like they know.

There?s also a Zetton reprint that is coming out pretty soon in America. Ultraman SHF figures are awesome.

Yep, got him preordered already too back when he and Belial went up.

Was also able to find an SHF Golza on Amiami for a good price.

It's not a rabbit hole I was expecting to ever go down but it's too late now.

Okay I didn't know they were separate pieces! I just thought they were one molded accessory.

That makes it easier to pose them though. And yes, the silver hands are super useful, part of the reason I like Ultraman Z so much, the pointing hands are very versatile :lol

To be fair, Ultraman Figuarts is a very good quality rabbit hole to fall into :lol

But I don't have any of the monsters yet, but I hear those are very good too.

Anyone has the double seal tape problem with Arabian Knight ? some people said it's Bandai QC problems & claim they order it from pbandai

So I picked up that ?4th party? W, Masked Superman 1
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeAXKUGUoAYKA5O.jpg
First glance, you can tell it?s a KO just in the double driver itself-
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeAXKUIVQAAWhMO.jpg
It isn?t that detailed, and the side pieces are thicker than the original double driver. It also came out of the box with the ankles stuck, so has to heat them up to get them to rotate
Side by side with the Fuuto PI SS (knock off on left, Fuuto PI on right)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeAd1idVEAEJiRE.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeAd1ieUUAAAODq.jpg

Unlike other knockoffs I?ve bought before, this one doesn?t feel like it?ll fall apart at all.

It comes with the same type of accessories as the original SS W, and a copy of the SIC wind effect and a hexagonal stand. I?d say if you have plans to make the other half changes, this would be a good cheaper alternative than buying multiple official ones

Nice! I have nothing against 4th party and 3rd party stuff especially if the quality is there. I feel they are a good alternative for when you want or need certain accessories or parts but yeah that W looks nice be used as a custom for something.

Bootlegs. Waste of money

Most of the time yeah. I think this one is an exception for those who can?t afford the SS. It is a solid figure compared to all the other fall apart ones you find on YouTube.

I agree, this one's just so obviously cheap and fake. This isn't at all like some of the "4th party" (such a stupid name) figures of Transformers that manage to get really damn close. I could tell that W was a fake just by the head, but then you look at the joints and sculpt and it just gets worse. :lol

I have to say I am a bit surprised we have not gotten a Geats SHF reveal yet. With Ultraman Decker they revealed the SHF within maybe a week of the premiere (it felt like that) and with Geats we are on episode 5 now and we have not heard a peep.

When that Decker reveal happened so quickly, I thought the next Kamen Rider might have an SHF announcement before the show even aired.

Also lol at that box for the bootleg. Masked Superman MS/01. They starting a line or something? Will it branch out to more than just kamen rider? The sky is the limit when you don’t hold yourself back with dumb rules like copyright, or quality control or whatever.

They might do it like last time, reveal them at their big event in November and put them up for pre-order like one month before they release.

Before Revice the main Rider was revealed late September and pre-orders went live early October. Seems like that won't happen this time.

So what do you guys think Bandai is gonna do this time around to get Geats at that entry level price point? My guess is that it'll come with the magnum shooter but not the piece that turns it into rifle mode, also limited hand options (fists, relaxed, and gun holding hands).

I think in the show they swap out the prop rifle with one that has a larger barrel, so I can see Tamashii make two versions of the shooter (similar to how the Vice figure came with two sized versions of the axe )

But to keep the price lower, I can imagine Geats having just the shooter in the smaller pistol mode, and the rifle being packed with the second retail figure. We've seen this trend of the second retail figure being bundled with extra stuff for a couple years now

I think Geats straight up won't come with his gun. You could certainly argue it's more important for Magnum Boost to have at least some version of it because Magnum immediately grants you it; but it's not like Saber where it's so integral that it would be a joke to come without it.

I guess we don't have a comparable situation to that 'middle ground' since Build, Zi-O, Zero-One and Revi's weapons were all pretty ancillary. Could see it going either way but my feeling is that unless their hand is absolutely forced like with Saber, they won't include the weapon

I think it would be an absolute joke if the form called "Magnum Boost" does not come with the gun, and all-time low for Tamashii Nations if they pull that stunt.

The "gun but not rifle"-scenario seems more likely to me. Or hey, wishful thinking, they just include both via swap-out barrel so the handle doesn't need to be molded and painted twice.

Well, to be clear... I would also find it a joke, but I also think most of mainline SHF is a bit of a joke for this kind of thing. I'm meaning relatively :lol

Pandon and Ultraseven 55th anniversary SHF are up at Hobby-genki

Pandon
https://hobby-genki.com/en/shfiguart...ltraseven.html

Ultraseven
https://hobby-genki.com/en/shfiguart...rsary-ver.html

Oh you want the gun?

Well the monkey's paw curls...

And the retail figure for Geats is just Geats Magnum.

No Boost.

lol

And that just made me think about how the ex-aid shf line had the hunter gamer figures for Brave and Snipe and Ex-Aid. They have done similar very small partial form things for figures in the past. (And also excluded accessories in those hunter releases, like Snipe?s gun and Brave?s sword).

So I?m gonna slap a ?it?s more likely than you?d think? on your post.

That was quite a while ago, though, when SHF done more releases and Rider didn't have as many suits to cover

Buyers Lament: I regret not picking up Drive Type Tridoron(s) when it was affordable.
Suddenly, I cannot seem to find reasonable prices on Aquarius Zodiarts and Terror Dopant. And absolutely cannot seem to find the Shocker 6-figure set.

Gonna have to bite the bullet on these last five because of my slack attention span to trends lol

I'm sorry to ask here, but I don't know where else to do so.

I need to sell my SS Kamen Rider Eternal. It is missing the Zone and Eternal Memories (I bought it missing Zone, Eternal has somehow vanished into the aether), as well as it's wrist joint is weirdly tight (so the peg pops out with the hand). I don't know how to price it. I don't want to ask eBay, or even AmiAmi prices, especially with it missing the memories. But I'm also in need as much money as I can off of it.

In your guys opinion, what would be a fair price to ask for him?

The Memories are pretty important so them missing will tank the price a significant amount. I'd say $25-35. Sounds pretty bad, but I don't see anyone willing to pay over $35 for a fan-favorite figure, as awesome as it is, that's missing vital accessories.

Kamen Rider is very niche outside of Japan, so the people most likely to buy your SS Eternal would be people familiar with the franchise. Not a lot of people are willing to buy something that looks like Power Rangers (yes I said that). And don't bother trying to sell your figure to Japanese buyers; they can get better deals for Eternal off Mandarake or Yahoo Auctions.

It's a harsh truth, but I'd still say it's better than not getting money at all. Of course, you could aways scrounge your house and hope to the missing Eternal Memory, which should be able to jack up the resell value by $5 (missing the Eternal Memory is a far more significant loss than the Zone Memory).

Fullcarttoys sells SHF scaled memories if that helps, pretty sure it has both Eternal and Zone memories in the set

https://fullcarttoys.boutir.com/item...204032?lang=en

Okay the memories would definitely tank the figure but $35 is an INSANE price to drop it to. Seihou Eternal remains one of the priciest SHF Kamen Riders on the market by a long shot, with Mandarake consistently selling it between 28,000 - 36,000 Yen. If you're looking at the right value you should be selling it no lower than 100 dollars and that is me lowballing it a LOT.

Find a couple other Rider collector communities - Reddit and Facebook, even - and give it a shot at triple figures. There will ABSOLUTELY be someone willing to buy, maybe even on here; and honestly? Take Vorutekku's suggestion above and you're LAUGHING; with a replacement (and other accessories from the set) you could probably justify it at about 200. From what you've said on your thread you need the money; unless you feel like giving a very nice deal to someone else without a lot of money I would genuinely suggest no lower than 100

...I clearly valued the Memories a lot less than some do. $25-$40 is insane, I'm sorry.

I cannot thank you enough for this. I pray this is still here at the end of the week.

Thank you all for your help, genuinely.

No,it?s NOT going to tank the price that much- what are you on about???
They are easily replaceable if your not concerned about the identity of the 2-party maker(for something so tiny, it?s a moot point) in a box, with all the instructions, wired cape, missing two tiny Memories you can replace: 180-200$ is what I?d ask for. Eternal is STILL going to sell.

Just clarifying, were you trying to say it would drop the price TO $35 or BY $35? Because the latter actually sounds fairly reasonable

I'm reasonably certain they meant by $35, which I'm inclined to agree with. Losing an accessory like that isn't a complete and utter dealbreaker but it'll definitely be cause for further consideration, in my experience. This isn't vintage G.I. Joe or Transformers where so many were produced and aftermarket reproductions are fairly common and typically at least somewhat affordable, we're talking an upper-mid range collectible of which copies are hard to come by due to a low production run, meaning replacements are going to be hard to find and pricey when you do.

Okay, looking at all the comments here it's clear that I vastly underestimated the resell value of Eternal. Imma shut up now then and let the experts calculate the resell price. I apologize for my lack of understanding on this issue.