Personally, I wouldn't need the form swap gimmick for PuToTyra

When it comes to an SKC Putotyra, I'd still want the swap gimmick to be included. Is it lore accurate? No, but it's a toy first and foremost, and I'd love the extra playability. Especially with how well the gimmick has been handled across the line.

Super TaToBa had the gimmick, didn't it? Might be more effort to re-engineer the body for one release than to just keep it superfluously.

Good point! Super TaToBa does still have the transfer gimmick. So we are all good to go on putotyra!

Have anyone preordered the GM rider set and Desire Grand Prix entry set from HobbyGenki? I just checked my order and they are still not in warehouse yet but ain't they supposed to be released in April/May?

I ordered them through Hobby Genki, and I needed to remind them to send me the stuff before they did it. So you should probably send them a question through the order screen and ask them if they have an eta on when it will ship.

I always lump a few SHF to ship to save on shipping so I am the only who initializes the shipping process anyway.

so do you mean they are shown as "In warehouse" under your account? Mine are still shown as "Pre-ordered". I have other preorders which are released in June and shown as "In warehouse" so I am curious what happened to these two sets which were supposed to be release is April. I have already sent them a message to check.

I'm still waiting on the DGP Entry Set from Hobby-Genki, too. It especially sucks because I ordered multiple of the GM Riders, they came in weeks ago, but I don't want to get anything shipped out until the heads come in. Fingers crossed they finally arrive soon!

We are probably on the same boat. I do remember there is someone on Mercari who was selling the DGP entry set and in his description he said he bought from Hobby Genki though.

I did not have my DGP set going into the private warehouse.

So I did not hear anything from them on the dgp head set or gm rider figure. I had paid shiipping on my order and did not select the private warehouse, so they should have sent it to me as soon as they got it.

I sent them a message on 5/18 asking for status, and on 5/20 they responded and sent out the item.

So just send them a message and ask when it will show up in the private warehouse if you have it going there.

Here is what I wrote when I messaged them on 5/18

Thank you so they were indeed released. Sent them a message so will wait for them to show up in the private warehouse I can ship them together with other preorders.

Knowing Bunred will be getting a release, I do hope they make Violet too. Suit design is too good to pass up.

If they could straight up pass on Spider Kumonos aka the best Sentai suit in years then I wouldn't hold my breath for it.

S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Tycoon Bujin Sword form!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GQsqcL6a...pg&name=medium
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GQt9ZLfW...pg&name=medium
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GQt9ZjsW...pg&name=medium
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GQt9aG8W...pg&name=medium
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GQt9ay0X...pg&name=medium

me: YES

*sees that it's a plastic cape instead of a cloth cape*

me: DANG IT

Hopefully there'll be third parties (like SHFUpgrade) that will give us a cloth cape. And that this would be easily removable and not require me to potentially ruin (please let the cape be removable like how PunkJack's was).

Is it supposed to look like he is playing the world?s tiniest violin here? Cuz that would be awesome! I have only gotten halfway through Geats, sorry.

Also praying to the shf upgrade gods for a cloth cape. Looks like a three piece design for the plastic, so hopefully they are easy to pop off.

When Keiwa transforms into Bujin Sword the first few times, he does a finger crack as opposed to Ace's finger snap. That's what that hand is supposed to be

Oh yeah! I didn?t think we get Bujin Sword this soon, please SHF make a cloth wired cape! Also I hope that the figure will have the upper torso change gimmick like in the show.

Wow final form already nice. Excited for Geats IX to get release hopefully soon.

Oh nice and it's been a long time since we've gotten a secondary Rider's final form released. SMH at Bandai still being selective with the plastic and cloth capes for certain releases but that's ok because they're once again giving SHF Upgrade something to make and sale.

https://i.imgur.com/ZjpXYA7.png

Like seriously, I can fill a Barbie dream house with the amount of soft goods I have from Tamashii by now, but one black cape on a Kamen Rider is too much to ask for? After this figure went up for-preorder a few weeks ago? Fuck off.

https://i.imgur.com/Oi1QS5y.png

And no, I don't do "fixing" on my figures. If a figure needs to be fixed to be good then it isn't worth my money to begin with.

I definitely have no problem with your statement and philosophy towards what Bandai does and agree.

I just like the fact we have a reliable 3rd party source for fixing or enhancing figures that would hopefully push or motivate the main company to start doing it themselves but nope

Curious question but when was the last time we got a final form for a secondary rider in the SHF line? If I recall I think Geiz Revive was the last because I don’t think Vulcan got Rampage while Blades and Live haven’t been touched.

Though when I’m talking about final forms I mean in the series, not really counting V-Cinema extra forms.

This one snuck under thr radar.

https://tamashiiweb.com/img/tn_blog/...PaqQx2K_17.jpg

Wow, yeah, I think this is a first for Reiwa Riders? Evil/Live didn't get their upgrades, Blades never got his either, and Vulcan probably didn't get his Final Form, depending on your thoughts about Orthros. (I wouldn't count it, but YMMV.) Crazy to see how the Figuarts line has shrunk for each show, even as the amount of onscreen suits balloons.

Would be cool if we could get RampageVulcan though, the Zero-One line is still going.

I have zero doubts that RampageVulcan will happen, Zero-One is stupid popular that they might as well release all the forms….hey maybe that means Valkyrie Lightning Hornet has hope.

Speaking of secondary rider final forms, is it odd that we are in episode 40 of Gotchard and Kamen Rider Majade has no new form in sight?

Lol seeing as her Rider form debuted in the winter movie first, I wouldn't put it past them to have the Final Form appear in the summer movie and that's IF she gets one which would suck.

I'm just kidding because I hope they don't wait that long to debut it but so far it seems Spanner is next up to get a final form in the show

We've now gotten all of Aruto's form done in the figuarts line so I hope they reveal and confirm Rampage Vulcan and finally atleast announce KR Durendai already

It's very clear the Geats line is popular and selling well because we're at the point now where the next reveal can either be KR Gazer Omega or Geats IX...this aside from the remaining Fever forms to be announced.

In general they keeping a good pace with the Geats line just like how it used to be back in the day.

You know it would not surprise me if Spanner is next to get a final form which is a shame because I really don?t like Spanner, never had since the series started.

I do hope that Rinne gets that final form?but also it wouldn?t surprise me if she gets a v-cinema final form like Buffa Plosion Rage lolz

Well. Uh. New Saber SHF announced. Line’s not dead?

https://tamashiiweb.com/item/15001/?wovn=en

What this is what they give us? Coulda been final form or movie rider but no a cheap repaint how lazy Bandai has become with rereleases. At this point they don?t even care to finish other rider lines they just want your money easy pass.

Burying the lede there

Metallic repaint of Brave Dragon, exclusive to the physical Tamashii stores (Akihabara, NYC, etc)

https://tamashiiweb.com/images/item/...P3J918M_03.jpg

I'd much rather a repaint be an exclusive than an all new form or figure.

Just give us Durandal already!!!

Wow so we get a Metallic paint Saber that will most likely not come with the small sword for the driver?.seriously just give me KR Durendal already!!!!

That's certainly a surprise.

Yea, honestly this being a repaint exclusive to a store is perfectly fine. Rather that than it be a whole new form or Rider.

Got my first actual Rider merch today, and also my first SHF. Naturally it had to be the designs that convinced me to check out Kamen Rider in the first place. Thankfully Suruga-ya had a free shipping campaign so the cost wasn't too bad.

The quality is a lot better than I expected, i can see why people are so gung-ho about these. Ex-Aid's joints are buttery soft while Brave's and Snipe's are...okay? A bit tight but I don't feel like they'll snap off if they move too much. And the tampographs! They're friggin' tiny! I might need a magnifying glass to fully appreciate these figures. Absolutely solid, no complaints. Except for the hands. I'm paranoid that one of these days the ball joints will snap from me swapping the hands out. I'm actually debating whether or not to sand them down a little.
https://i.imgur.com/4kdKYpB.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CVL1taN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/6fa6kuL.jpg

And while I'm talking about Rider merch, I also got the Detail of Heroes OOO mook. It might not be my favorite series but my goodness the designs are beautiful. Absolutely worth the glossy paper the mook is printed on.
https://i.imgur.com/Z9m75cB.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/KXqQveG.jpg

You know, thinking on it now, it's kind of funny how they teased the SHF Fever forms for Geats, only to turn around and go "SURPRISE YOU'RE GETTING TYCOON BUJIN SWORD" instead. And at the same time, indirectly showing us how the Ninja legs will roughly look.

Also, it's a kind of strange change, too, since the Ninja kneepads are attached to the knee joint, rather than be attached to the shins like how the Boost, Magnum, and Zombie legs have theirs. I guess it's because the flatter shape of the Ninja kneepads are a more friendly shape and size to have on the knees rather than on the shins?

Still curious as to how they'll do the Ninja legs for Tycoon Fever, and if we'll get parts to replace the wraps, or if they won't do that.