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Originally Posted by Den-O

I paid a grand total of $80 shipping included for my Kyoryuzin, and I paid maybe $40 plus shipping each for Pteragordon and Plesuoh. There are tons of sites that don't price gouge nearly as badly as HLJ does. Look on Mandarake, I've seen Kyoryuzin's sell on the regular for $40-$60 pretty much since this show started. There are most certainly affordable prices for these figures. $40 a pop for the arm mecha is crazy, I got each for 1500 yen which at the time was about $18 each before shipping.

But the simple fact is that whatever ever BOA offers for an american adaptation, it will probably simplify the Zyudenchi gimmick a bit, it won't transform accurately, and won't be as cheap as it should be to reflect these differences.

I think HLJ is probably the most reasonably priced site for buying new items. AmiAmi has comparable prices but they overcharge for their shipping, and CSToys shipping costs are just plain ridiculous. Mandarake has some good prices, but like I said, those are all used items, and with this particular line you want to make sure that you're getting a second-run release with strong clips (which Mandarake can't ensure). Also, $40 for the arm mecha is about what they cost. I suppose that those would be safe to order used from Mandarake since they don't have clips, but their retail price is around $25 apiece. Once you add shipping to that, then you're spending at least $40.

As for the BoA release, they very well may remove or modify the Jyudenchi gimmick, but we got spin disks with Samurai, almost the complete set of headers for MegaForce and they're releasing ranger keys next year, and I don't think any of those gimmicks were simplified (especially the keys which were enhanced with springs). They'll most certainly be smaller, but I don't doubt that they'll be included and functional. Honestly, what I'd like to see are Jyudenchi with zord-builder ports on either end (with pegs on Gabutyra and inside each arm). That way you could attach each arm by the battery and remove the need for clips entirely.