As someone who works closely with the shipping and fulfillment industry, I can tell you that shipping is indeed ridiculous in the US. I wouldn't even know where to begin with what I've seen. And the sad part is, it shows no sign of getting any cheaper. Rates go up every year.

Has anyone dealt with having a defective item from hobby genki? Bought a figuarts kamen rider cyclone joker and it has an issue where if I raise its leg upward it scrapes against the inside of pelvis and damages the plastic and paint. Genki is telling me that this is normal with figuarts and they can’t do anything about. I own several figuarts and non of them have this problem. The other leg of the figure does not do this. Has anyone else experienced this?

You bought the fuuto pi version? I can't say I heard anyone mention having the issue you're having but Hobby-Genki probably doesn't have spare stock to want to send you a replacement. You can try going through Bandai themselves but it might be the case of defective figure you have

Yes it?s the fuuto pi version. They said they contacted Bandai and Bandai won?t do anything about it. I don?t understand how this doesn?t count as defect I don?t have any other kamen rider figures with this problem

That sucks a lot

What I've been waiting to release!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdY-Pbwc1zs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfRvuQxjzRo

Not gonna risk tapping on that, is that Shin Kamen Rider spoilers or something else?

No it's Geats related, more specifically something that happens in ep 27. Although, if you watched the preview at the end of 26 then you pretty much already know what it is.

Watched all 3 of those reviews and they all look great.

Vulcan Lone Wolf looks so nice and does the Ichi-gatta design justice perfectly as a figuart. Although I'm fine with waiting until he drops in price because I ultimately still want Rampage Vulcan already

Primitive Dragon looks very premium aside from the skirt
and Bandai having a vendetta with the ridebooks in terms of not fully painting or adding the small details.

I'm a bit disappointed they didn't make it possible to open the Primitive dragon wonder ride book and that it's all one molded piece.

In that case I felt they could of focused on more detailing or decal stickering or included a closed version. I have a feeling this release is gonna go up in price so I'll be trying to get one

Lastly Wizard Flame Dragon/All Dragon came out great and has so much playability in terms of the accessories and many poses you can do. I love how the wired coat parts look...can't say I'm a fan of the figure being taller than the Wizard Seihou because the scale of that one was fine to me.

I might wait this one out for a better price just like I am with W Cyclone Joker Extreme and hopefully neither blows up in price because shipping prices is getting up now when I factor in the total cost

Something else

Edit: ninja'ed but I agree JusticeMagnum and hopefully it's something that sticks around for awhile but I doubt it

They look the same height to me?

https://i.imgur.com/wyNSmwc.png

Either way I'm super excited for Lone Wolf; mine just came into stock for shipping :D Such a beautiful suit

I went back and looked at the video and I think it's the very first shot before he brought them closer together and how Flame Dragon's arms seem to be draped down lower that had me thinking he looked slightly taller.

It's also probably the red making the design pop more vs the black on regular Wizard that mutes everything

Remembered I should preorder Shin Nigou last night and looking at Tokullectibles' pricing and P-Bandai US's kinda brings up an issue: Why would I pay for the latter and wait a month longer than those getting the JP release when I can pay essentially the same price on Tokullectibles plus about 5 or so bucks extra and get the JP release without the wait time?

I do want to support the official channel here, heck I have Shadow Moon and Na-Go preordered through them, but that month gap becomes apparent when compared to other outlets also offering P-Bandai stuff for around the same price after taxes and shipping.

How do you know there is one month gap between them?

Premium Bandai has release dates listed on their website

SHF Upgrade is making an LED head for SHF Geats, which not only have swappable eye lenses, but also makes the helmet sculpt itself more suit accurate.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/13...g?v=1679485407

The multiple eye parts are good, but I'm surprised there's not a blue one for Monster and a slightly-different orange one for a more accurate Zombie.

What interests me most though is this picture. Are they hinting at releasing Fever parts? That would be good given Boost Magnum only comes with one set.

https://img.boutirapp.com/i/GDuqTsJj...9l970oohFy=slg

New SHF Shin Kamen Rider all-Black variant.
Releases 9-2023 for 10,500 Yen. Go to MFC for pics, too lazy to post pics.

https://bandai-a.akamaihd.net/bc/img...00190801_6.jpg
https://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000190801/
not shin ichigo but mastermind japan figuarts again XD

Haha, lol. What?!

As the person who randomly brought up the other mastermind figure for no reason a few days ago in this thread, I feel proud. I feel like I predicted this. I know I did not, but please allow me to have this one.

Alright, PBandai US, put it up on the store. Call my bluff!

I can't quite put my finger on why, but I strongly dislike how that looks.

It?s kind of got that early 2000s The Matrix fashion style. All black. I?m not sure who this Mastermind person is, but I?m kind of surprised anyone would want to take credit for an all black repaint of a figure.

I know I would prefer them to do something with the eyes to differentiate them from all the rest of the body.

Oh. Is skin visible on the back of the neck on the normal release of the figure? Man? if there is skin visible and they paint that all black too, that would be a bummer.

Edit: No skin.

Wait. Does this make me sound creepy? Ah dangit.

Double edit CORRECTION: WE GOT SKIN, BABY! Check the picture attachment. It?s right underneath the helmet. I swear if they paint this skin the same black as the rest of the figure, I will be very disappointed

That repaint was not worth it. And then double the price

I have the other black version but I also don't think I will pay double the price for this exclusive

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

I can't tell if I'm more shocked that they're doing this again or that it's a relatively reasonable price given what normal Shin #1 costs

Is this one of those eco-friendly variants or just a black color variant? I only ask because Bandai had black variants of gundams not too long ago and they were making it known how the material was eco-friendly.

It is not eco-friendly. ECO-PLA Gundam is only eco friendly because model kits have much lower manufacturing requirements than traditional toys and figures.

Even if this was made from up cycled plastic, any savings would be countered by the other manufacturing and assembly processes.

It’s designed by that fashion guy Mastermind. They showed a picture of him with the first Ichigo figure and the dude was wearing an all black outfit. He lives the gimmick. So it’s black because that Mastermind guy wanted it to be black.

I see, I see.

The first pics that surfaced online after release made me feel a bit uneasy about this one, but having it in-hand quickly turned that around, Shin Kamen Rider is fantastic. The base figure is amazing and the coat looks much better than I anticipated. Perfect? Far from it. There are 1/12 soft goods that work a whole lot better than this. But still - the dynamic it brings to the figure is so nice, even in just basic poses.

I feel like people who already have him on the way don't need a recommendation, but I definitely think this is a good one to get. Maybe they'll make another version with more accessories and stuff because this one only comes with a few sets of hands, so a better package down the road could be fun.

https://i.imgur.com/LWln5P7.jpg

wow he looks very nice

I am lucky to grab one with Hobby Genki at the original price (before the pre-order discount as I didn't preorder) last week as the price seems to jump now.

Btw, look like the bike will be released too.

Yup, and I will buy it :)

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

Ooooh it's the second september release, that explains a lot

Of course, when will the preorder start?

Monday :)

https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14378/?wovn=en

https://i.imgur.com/4QHbVru.jpg