S.H. Figuarts Gold Drive - September Retail Release!

Winspector · 05-06-2016, 05:07 PM

Guess who just popped up on my christmas list. Damn Bandai, back at it again with the Gold Bans.

MaskedRiderAsakura · 05-06-2016, 05:54 PM

Yeah its weird as hell that Chaser gets an exclusive release but Gold Drive is retail but I don't mind at all. Love Gold Drive and def getting this.

Now I have to track down a Kamen Rider Chaser that isn't the price of a piece of land.

Tokumonkey · 05-06-2016, 08:53 PM

My theory is that whoever made this decision doesn't know that Gold Drive is a different character than Kamen Rider Drive.

I'm in favor of just about anything being a retail release; web exclusives raise my blood pressure.

I might consider picking it up. I'd like a Drive villain other than Mashin Chaser, and I really don't like the design of Heart. I doubt Bandai will ever make a Roidmude (the base Roidmude designs were killer), so it's looking like Gold Drive might be my only option.

Shin Henshin · 05-06-2016, 09:07 PM

Loved Banno. Love Gold Drive's colors. Instant buy. Retail's a plus. End thoughts.

dexilay · 05-06-2016, 09:45 PM

Oh this is definitely an instant buy for me, I love this suit, and it's always good to have more villains.

Spearichu · 05-07-2016, 12:28 AM

I know a way to prove if Bandai just likes messing with us and that is if they make Kiva an exclusive

Random · 05-07-2016, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Talisman

Is anyone else more confused why they're doing it as a retail release a full year after the show has ended? The fact that it's retail is strange, granted, but more confusing is the timeframe- that's the part that bugs me.

I mentioned this elsewhere, but it's likely due to the fact that Drive was very well received in Japan and Banno himself seems to have been rather popular, receiving a lot of merchandise after the show ended.

There's also the fact that this is basically a repaint of Type Speed, it would have been very cheap to produce, so it's more worthwhile for them to take the risk on making it a mass retail release.

Spearichu · 05-07-2016, 08:34 AM

How is Banno popular?

Shinken Red · 05-07-2016, 10:39 AM

Weird how its a retail release but chaser wasn't. Im not complaining. Happy to have him. Wish he came with a busted driver and additional signal AX.

MaskedRiderAsakura · 05-07-2016, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Spearichu

I know a way to prove if Bandai just likes messing with us and that is if they make Kiva an exclusive

>Implying Kiva will ever get released.

05-06-2016, 05:07 PM	#21
Winspector The Mandarin Orange Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 219	Guess who just popped up on my christmas list. Damn Bandai, back at it again with the Gold Bans. __________________

05-06-2016, 05:54 PM	#22
MaskedRiderAsakura Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,569	Yeah its weird as hell that Chaser gets an exclusive release but Gold Drive is retail but I don't mind at all. Love Gold Drive and def getting this. Now I have to track down a Kamen Rider Chaser that isn't the price of a piece of land. __________________

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Shin Henshin Comin' up OOOs! Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: A place where imports are impossible to find, NY Posts: 2,449	Loved Banno. Love Gold Drive's colors. Instant buy. Retail's a plus. End thoughts. __________________

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Shinken Red The Wanabee Chaser Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cybertron Posts: 1,525	Weird how its a retail release but chaser wasn't. Im not complaining. Happy to have him. Wish he came with a busted driver and additional signal AX. __________________ I post pictures and stuff https://twitter.com/ShinkenRed813 Last edited by Shinken Red; 05-07-2016 at 10:42 AM..

05-07-2016, 11:21 AM	#30
MaskedRiderAsakura Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,569	Quote: Originally Posted by Spearichu I know a way to prove if Bandai just likes messing with us and that is if they make Kiva an exclusive >Implying Kiva will ever get released. __________________