[barnstenchfartface]

I just opened Duke. He's pretty much awesome and mostly perfect in almost every area (though a lot of his joints feel either too loose or too tight). Great figure. Except. The paint apps and finish on his thigh armor is absolute garbage. Really disappointing too because that's one of the most striking areas of his suit's design. Really disappointing.

It's mainly the black parts that are messed up, so it's not exactly something I can't fix [very crappily] but still. Unhappy. First time I've really seen such crappy work on a figuarts--my Gaim was a lemon but the issues with him were different. This guy's legs were just a mess.

Regardless, this is my first New Generation Rider, and the soda parts are just as awesome in person as I expected them to be. The sculpting and paint on the Genesis Driver and Sonic Arrow are impressive, and as I mentioned, the rest of the figure besides the thighs is great. The Gaim line continues to impress me.